We think Opportunity is now parked on what was once the shoreline of a salty sea on Mars.
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Before launch it just seemed impossibly far away, it seemed unreachable. Tonight, I go out knowing our rovers have been there a whole Martian year...it's a much more familiar planet. We know the place.Steve Squyres
We'll be busy here for a long time.
Steve Squyres
We've got some evidence, I think, of water flowing through the rocks, and changes in chemistry, I don't think we have what any of us would consider compelling evidence for surface water yet.
Steve Squyres
We have to assume the worst... that the solar panels are going to stay dirty and just get dirtier.
Steve Squyres
The root cause of the reset remains a mystery, but I guess the occasional odd glitch is to be expected from a vehicle that's been on Mars for almost 600 sols.
Steve Squyres
We still want to get to the summit of Husband Hill and then head down into the 'Inner Basin' on the other side. But now we have more flexibility in how we carry out the plan. Before, it was climb or die.
Steve Squyres
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