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Opportunity Mission Quick Facts

Launch vehicle: Delta II 7925H (larger solid-fuel boosters than 7925)
Launch: July 7, 2003, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
Earth-Mars distance at launch: 78 million kilometers (48 million miles)
Mars landing: Jan. 25, 2004, at about 1:15 p.m. local Mars time (signal received at Earth 9:05 p.m. PST Jan. 24)
Landing site: Meridiani Planum, where mineral deposits suggest wet past
Earth-Mars distance on landing day: 198.7 million kilometers (123.5 million miles)
One-way speed-of-light time Mars-to-Earth on landing day: 11 minutes
Total distance traveled Earth to Mars (approximate): 456 million kilometers (283 million miles)
Near-surface atmospheric temperature at landing site: -100 C (-148 F) to 0 C (32 F)
Primary mission: 90 Mars days, or "sols" (equivalent to 92 Earth days)


NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity Launch Opportunity Mission Quick Facts Launch vehicle: Delta II 7925H (larger solid-fuel boosters than 7925) Launch: July 7, 2003, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla. Earth-Mars distance at launch: 78 million kilometers (48 million miles) Mars landing: Jan. 25, 2004, at about 1:15 p.m. local Mars time (signal received at Earth 9:05 p.m. PST Jan. 24) Landing site: Meridiani Planum, where mineral deposits suggest wet past Earth-Mars distance on landing day: 198.7 million kilometers (123.5 million miles) One-way speed-of-light time Mars-to-Earth on landing day: 11 minutes Total distance traveled Earth to Mars (approximate): 456 million kilometers (283 million miles) Near-surface atmospheric temperature at landing site: -100 C (-148 F) to 0 C (32 F) Primary mission: 90 Mars days, or "sols" (equivalent to 92 Earth days) This video was provided by Ecliptic, RocketCam - Get the Picture.		Advertisement

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