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Six Things to Know About NASA's Opportunity Mars Rover


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Endeavour Crater, Mars

This scene from the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity looks back toward part of the west rim of Endeavour Crater that the rover drove along, heading southward, during the summer of 2014.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/ASU

After 15 years, the mission of NASA's Opportunity rover has come to an end, but its successes on Mars have earned it a spot in the robot hall of fame. Here's what you need to know about our intrepid Martian overachiever:

From Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA
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