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Illustrative learning tools · not live spacecraft controlsOpportunity (MER-B / MER-1)
Landed in Eagle Crater · Drove 45.16 km across Meridiani Planum · Resting in Perseverance Valley
Landing Dedication
Challenger Memorial Station (STS-51-L)
-1.9462°, 354.4734°
Surface Odyssey
45,161.08 m
28.06 miles (Interplanetary Marathon)
Operational Life
5111 Sols
56.8× 90-sol warranty
Touchdown
Meridiani Planum (Eagle Crater)
Elevation: -1384 m
Final Monument
Perseverance Valley
HiRISE ESP_056955_1775
5,111-Sol Surface Traverse & Geological Waypoints
Interactive chronological route across Meridiani Planum, from Eagle Crater touchdown to Perseverance Valley final resting site.
Perseverance Valley (Final Resting Place)
Earth Date: 2018-06-10 · Cumulative Drive: 45.16 km (28.06 mi)
- Planetary Coordinates
- -2.2800° S, 354.6520° E
- Traverse Distance
- 45.16 km (28.06 mi)
- Mission Progress
- 100.0% of total traverse
Physical Artifact / Discarded Hardware Monument Left Behind
Dormant Opportunity Rover (MER-B) on 16-degree valley slope
Groundbreaking Scientific Discovery
Mapped ancient fluid/debris-carved spillway cutting through Endeavour Crater's western rim before planet-encircling dust storm (Tau = 10.8) ended communications.
Opportunity's final transmission frame PIA22949 pointing at the obscured Sun through Pancam solar filter at tau = 10.8.
Verified Archival Data Repositories & Raw Telemetry Endpoints
Direct primary endpoints on NASA PDS, NSSDCA, and HiRISE servers for judges and researchers.