Friday, January 4, 2008

Four years!

Nothing personal, but today is the 4th anniversary (in Earth-years) of Spirit's landing on Mars.

And I think that it's one of the coolest things ever. I mean, Spirit and Opportunity were planned to last 90 days on Mars. The scientists involved were probably ecstatic to get a safe landing and the full 90 days, since there were so many things that could have gone wrong (like all the other Mars missions that have failed before they even got to Mars). The fact that both Spirit and Opportunity are still working away, years past their expected "expiration date," just amazes me.

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