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![Three generations of NASA Mars rovers on display at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California: a model of the twin Spirit and Opportunity rovers on the left, the Sojourner rover's ground twin below, and a model of the Mars Curiosity rover on the right.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/opAhQxjvd3m4zqV6Ufm7H4-320-80.jpg)
Mars Rovers of the Future: What Comes After Opportunity
By Meghan Bartels published
NASA has given up on trying to make contact with its long-silent Opportunity rover on Mars, but the loss of the 15-year resident doesn't spell the end of Mars rovers.
![The Opportunity rover holds the current record for longest distance driven on another planet.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NXQWcAUxuReCwkQMmX4Jka-320-80.jpg)
The Epic Driving Record of NASA's Opportunity Rover on Mars
By Meghan Bartels published
NASA has officially stopped trying to contact its Opportunity rover on Mars, but before the robot went silent, it claimed a dramatic record: farthest distance driven on another planetary body.
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The Weirdest Mars Discoveries by Opportunity and Spirit Rovers
By Hanneke Weitering published
As the Opportunity rover's mission on Mars officially comes to an end, we reflect on some of the strangest sights the rover and its twin, Spirit, encountered on the Red Planet.
![Tracks from NASA's Mars rover Opportunity on the Martian surface](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/R8AqfdPNXTWbApSF8Zrw9X-320-80.jpg)
Mars Rover Opportunity Is Dead After Record-Breaking 15 Years on Red Planet
By Mike Wall published
One of the great exploration stories of our time is officially over.
![NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/8ADNavgxHYRGRHeqmoYFAG-320-80.jpg)
NASA Has Made Its Last Attempt to Call Opportunity Rover on Mars
By Mike Wall published
NASA made its final attempt to resurrect the long-silent Opportunity rover on Mars on last night (Feb. 12). It will update the public today.
![goldstone](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Efhgq3JCfZryFLY8qcW4AX-320-80.jpg)
NASA Has a New Plan to Revive the Mars Rover Opportunity, as Time Runs Short
By Meghan Bartels published
NASA has developed a new, more powerful collection of commands to try to force the long-silent Opportunity rover on Mars to resume operations.
![Endeavor crater](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oLbHhpmCtVssXvYV4c9FXW-320-80.jpg)
Silent Mars Rover Opportunity Marks 15 Years on Red Planet in Bittersweet Anniversary
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is beginning its 16th year on the Red Planet the same way it ended its 15th — in silence.
![Opportunity Mars wheel tracks](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/K4etaLj5TAAnPv9gf4ydRA-320-80.jpg)
Mars Rover Opportunity Team 'Still Holding onto a Sliver of Hope'
By Leonard David published
NASA's Opportunity Mars rover has been silent since June 10, a casualty of a mega-dust storm. But the robot's handlers haven't given up yet on Opportunity, which touched down on Mars in January 2004.
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