NASA has finally plugged the plug on its Mars Opportunity rover, which has been silent on the Red Planet’s surface for eight months. The rover reached Mars in 2004, but NASA lost contact with the vehicle last year following an epic dust storm that enveloped the red planet and prevented sunlight from reaching its surface. LOST OPPORTUNITY ROVER SPOTTED ON MARS BUT NASA STILL CAN'T TALK TO ITNASA made its last planned attempts to communicate with Opportunity late on Tuesday, but did not receive any response back. On Sept. 20, the HiRISE high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured an image of the rover in Mars’ Perseverance Valley. The Curiosity rover, which reached the Red Planet in August 2012, has more than 12 miles on its odometer.

Source: Fox News February 13, 2019 19:20 UTC