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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)

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