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Opportunity: the rover of all records
As the InSight lander finished deploying the HP3 thermal probe on the surface of the red planet, NASA announced the official end of the Mars Exploration Rover mission. Launched more than 15 years ago, this mission included two rovers: Spirit and Opportunity. It was the latter which, after many years of faithful service and extensive…
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InSight, the lander that will listen to the heart of Mars
Mars, the fourth rocky planet in our Solar System. It is all red and still has many secrets. However, it could teach us a lot about the formation of other major rocky bodies like Earth or Venus. That’s why scientists are constantly sending missions to the Red Planet. On Saturday, May 5th, a new probe…