January 25, 2022
On this date in 2004, the Opportunity rover successfully landed on the surface of Mars. Although this rover was only designed to last approximately 90 days, it remained active for nearly 15 years. Opportunity was successful in finding several pieces of evidence of past water activity on Mars. To read more about Opportunity, visit: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mars-exploration-rover-opportunity-mer
View of Endurance Crater seen from Cape Tribulation by NASA’s Opportunity Rover on January 22, 2015. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell Univ./Arizona State Univ.