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Did you know that the Mars Exploration Rovers were solar-powered? – Energy Matters

Learning about the Red Planet of Mars has been a large priority for NASA in recent decades, with several unmanned droids sent to the surface to find out as much

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Learning about the Red Planet of Mars has been a large priority for NASA in recent decades, with several unmanned droids sent to the surface to find out as much information as they can.
There have been two Mars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, that were both deployed in 2003 at separate locations on Mars.
It had been planned for them to last 90 days on the surface, sending back data on the Martian surface and the geology of the planet. But thanks to solar energy they last much, much longer…

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