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Probably not. While Schiaparelli is close enough Oppy could plausibly reach it after quite a bit of driving, it would be criminal for Opportunity to go investig

Probably not. While Schiaparelli is close enough Oppy could plausibly reach it after quite a bit of driving, it would be criminal for Opportunity to go investigate an engineering problem when it was sent to mars to do science.

Steltek 10y ago
OTOH, wouldn't it have been awesome if Opportunity had recorded the lander on descent? I'm not sure how much azimuth swivel the cameras have but maybe they could have parked it uphill pointing in the right direction...
- fbender 10y ago
  AFAIK, Oppy was in fact watching. Given its abilities it's however unlikely it was able to see something substantial.
  - fbender 10y ago
    Info on Opportunity watching for Schiaparelli EDM: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12763583 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12763583
yellowapple 10y ago
That sort of engineering problem would also be a great opportunity to do some really cool science, would it not?