One of NASAs two rovers on Mars, Opportunity, is in trouble.
It's happened before, it'll happen again. This time, May 29th, it was located near the Victoria crater and was supposed to drive a stretch of 79 feet when the accident occured.
It got 5 feet before it dug itself too deep into the sand. NASA is now studying pictures the little chap took of itself and the situation it got itself into, trying to figure out what to do about it.
The whole thing just sounds rather cute...
Info on this situation.
Info on NASAs Mars Exploration Project.
Rover to Base:
ReplyDelete"Mooooooom!"
Base to Rover:
"Now now, rover, just roll your wheels up a bit, there you go."