"Machines accumulate gunk over time and sometimes starting with a clean slate is necessary. For the first time since it landed on Mars, the Opportunity rover will soon receive a flash memory reformat.
The Opportunity rover landed on Mars in early 2004 along with the Spirit rover. The twin rovers were supposed to explore the Red Planet for just three months, but they ended up working far longer than expected. Just how long? Opportunity is still active, while Spirit lasted for six years...." http://www.techtimes.com/articles/145...
Reminded me of my poem, Silent Spirit
Silent Spirit
The pictures were brilliant the best ever seen from the surface of Mars. Then as it reached out to touch that surface, like Adam reaching to touch the finger of God, it died, sending only a nondescript tone across millions of miles – a heart monitor flatlined leaving humanity listening with perked ears and waiting on Opportunity.
Kenny A. Chaffin – 8/14/2014 (from The Poet of Utah Park)
The Opportunity rover landed on Mars in early 2004 along with the Spirit rover. The twin rovers were supposed to explore the Red Planet for just three months, but they ended up working far longer than expected. Just how long? Opportunity is still active, while Spirit lasted for six years...."
http://www.techtimes.com/articles/145...
Reminded me of my poem, Silent Spirit
Silent Spirit
The pictures were brilliant
the best ever seen from the
surface of Mars. Then
as it reached out
to touch that surface,
like Adam reaching
to touch the finger of God,
it died, sending only a
nondescript tone across
millions of miles –
a heart monitor flatlined
leaving humanity listening
with perked ears and
waiting on Opportunity.
Kenny A. Chaffin – 8/14/2014
(from The Poet of Utah Park)