Mars rover Opportunity lands successfully on Mars

Sunday, January 25, 2004

PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Opportunity rover landed on Mars late Saturday, arriving at the Red Planet exactly three weeks after its identical twin set down, prompting whoops and cheers of delight from mission scientists who gathered to monitor the touchdown.

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