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So ir broke after how many years of life longer than the expected utility? Like forever, iirc...

• krallja 10y ago
  You're probably thinking of Spirit and Opportunity, the smaller rovers which landed in the early 2000s and long outlived their primary scientific missions. This is Curiosity, the SUV-sized rover which landed in 2012, and is still in its primary mission.
  • JetDogRush 10y ago
    Not quite - primary mission was two years (one Martian year). We are in Extended Mission #2.
    • krallja 10y ago
      Oops, you're right! Thanks.
  • tetraodonpuffer 10y ago
    this picture definitely helps with comparing the relative scales of the rovers https://marsmobile.jpl.nasa.gov/images/Evans_Mars_Yard.jpg https://marsmobile.jpl.nasa.gov/images/Evans_Mars_Yard.jpg