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A once-in-a-lifetime Opportunity: NASA bids emotional farewell to its cocky, hardworking RC science car on Mars

John Smith 19 Gold badge
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"That planet-wide tempest of sand and debris in June "

Something to think about if you're planning to run on solar cells.

Supposedly not a problem as the haze only cuts power output by 70-90%.

But I think you'll still need plenty of batteries, given those storms can run a long time.

BTW that 20MHz computer was IIRC on a board from BAe systems. It cost about $100K.

Fair well Opportunity. You had a bloody good run.

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