NASA Declares Mars Rover Opportunity Dead, Mission Complete After 15 Years

After more than eight months without any communication, NASA officially declared the Mars Opportunity Rover's mission completed on Wednesday, Feb. 13.

The Opportunity Rover was on the planet of Mars for a record-breaking 15 years, since 2004.

"I declare the Opportunity mission as complete, and with it the Mars Exploration Rover mission complete," Thomas Zurbuchen, associate administrator of NASA's Science Mission Directorate, said Wednesday, reported by Space.com.

NASA's official Twitter account also shared confirmation of the mission ending and information about what the Opportunity Rover has brought in terms of data and knowledge to their team.

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