The 2 rovers that were supposed to spend 90 days exploring the surface of Mars are having an anniversary.
Spirit landed on Mars at 04:35 Ground UTC on January 4, 2004. It is now stuck in the sand and no longer able to move. Assuming it wakes up from its winter hibernation soon, it will continue to send back data from a fixed location on the surface. More about Spirit at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirit_rover.
Opportunity landed on January 25, 2004 05:05 Ground UTC. It is still mobile and actively exploring a football-field-size crater called "Santa Maria." More info at http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/MRO/news/mro20110104.html
Perhaps Chabot should have a party to celebrate?
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