In 2004, two little robot "carts" landed on Mars almost three years ago. The somehow managed to survive landing.. .and then they were supposed to last 30 to 90 days. That's all the project was funded for, that's all that the engineers thought the little guys would last out there.
Almost three years later, on Sol 951 (a Martian Day is called a Sol), the rover "Opportunity" has reached Victoria Crater.
Truly amazing.
"And to show how genuinely surprised scientists are at the long duration of the rovers, scientists recently had to solve a problem similar to the "Y2K" crisis of 1999-2000. In the latest revision of software sent to the rovers, programmers had to add a fourth digit to the assignment of tasks for each Mars day. When the rovers were designed, no one could imagine they would still be thriving more than 999 sols, or Mars days."
2008
- White Sox 5 - Indians 1
2007- Wolves 3 - Monsters 6 - PRESEASON
2005- Magic Number
2122004- I'm mentioned in a book!?!
2003- WHAT THE... !!!!???!!!
2002- Arg... where's that screw...
- Dad has an alien?
- Turning colors?