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Mars Rovers Roll On to Five Years Sunday, January 04, 2009 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Space   
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The US space agency's (NASA) Mars rovers are celebrating a remarkable five years on the Red Planet. The first robot, named Spirit, landed on 3 January, 2004, followed by its twin, Opportunity, 21 days later. It was hoped the robots would work for at least three months; but their longevity in the freezing Martian conditions has surprised everyone. The rovers' data has revealed much about the history of water at Mars' equator billions of years ago. (source: nasa.gov)
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