A Lifetime on Mars: The Adventures of Sp...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

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Born together, the Spirit and Opportunity twin rovers followed divergent paths after they landed on opposite sides of Mars. Opportunity’s journey was marked by good fortune, while Spirit’s was troubled from the start.

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