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post Mar 22 2008, 06:47 PM
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post Mar 24 2008, 12:32 AM
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I still enjoy comparing these 90-sol missions with the "these things are nuclear, they'll run for years" Viking landers.

Viking 1 lander lifetime: 2247 sols
Viking 2 lander lifetime: 1283 sols
Total Viking lander lifetime: 3530 sols

And at present:

Spirit lifetime: 1501 sols
Opportunity lifetime: 1480 sols
Total MER lifetime: 2981 sols

We're only 550 total sols (275 combined sols) away from the MERs racking up more active lifetime on the surface of Mars than the Viking landers. So, on Spirit sol 1776 and Oppy sol 1755, we'll *really* have something to celebrate. Assuming both of our girls are still rolling then.

Of course, each rover individually has exceeded Viking 2's lifetime already.

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- general   Sol 1500   Mar 22 2008, 06:47 PM
- - Astro0   To commemorate Spirit reaching 1500 Sols on Mars a...   Mar 22 2008, 09:50 PM
- - nprev   LOVE that poster, Astro0; merges perfectly with St...   Mar 22 2008, 10:34 PM
- - djellison   AstroO, official 'pimp my banner' contribu...   Mar 23 2008, 12:21 AM
- - nprev   ...looking forward to the 2000, 2500, and 3000 sol...   Mar 23 2008, 01:41 AM
- - Astro0   That's a lot of zero's nprev, but I suppos...   Mar 23 2008, 07:06 AM
- - Stu   That looks just beautiful AstroO... shame some idi...   Mar 23 2008, 11:39 AM
- - peter59   "Also on the table are budget issues that cou...   Mar 23 2008, 08:04 PM
- - nprev   You gotta be <clinking> me. A quarter of a...   Mar 23 2008, 08:21 PM
- - djellison   Something tells me 'NASA turns off Mars Rover...   Mar 23 2008, 09:23 PM
|- - tedstryk   This is something bureaucrats and congress often d...   Mar 23 2008, 11:22 PM
|- - nprev   QUOTE (tedstryk @ Mar 23 2008, 04:22 PM) ...   Mar 24 2008, 02:07 AM
- - Astro0   OK, two things... NO, NO, NO, NO ...don't sac...   Mar 23 2008, 11:33 PM
- - dvandorn   I still enjoy comparing these 90-sol missions with...   Mar 24 2008, 12:32 AM
- - Stu   AstroO, you figured out my secret; I am indeed fro...   Mar 24 2008, 07:49 AM
- - climber   You probably heard the story "Odyssey gives c...   Mar 24 2008, 12:11 PM
- - Astro0   Is it time to start shouting yet? Can we confirm...   Mar 24 2008, 10:23 PM
|- - DDAVIS   What a pity if the rovers outlast the willingness ...   Mar 24 2008, 11:55 PM
|- - tedstryk   I still see it as a tactic. Looking at the amount...   Mar 25 2008, 02:51 AM
- - climber   Back on Topic (to think positive), here are some s...   Mar 25 2008, 09:36 AM
- - bmerrow   The directive was rescinded an hour ago - there wi...   Mar 25 2008, 06:08 PM

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