️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  NASA says the Opportunity rover has passed the marathon mark for driving on Mars.<unk> NASA says the Opportunity rover has passed the marathon mark for driving on Mars. The space agency said the car sized rover's odometer checked in at 26.2 miles <unk> the distance of a marathon. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> A marathon on Mars: This map shows the rover's entire traverse from landing to that point.<unk> A marathon on Mars: This map shows the rover's entire traverse from landing to that point. Opportunity and its twin Spirit landed on Mars in January 2004 for what was supposed to be a three-month mission.<unk> Opportunity and its twin Spirit landed on Mars in January 2004 for what was supposed to be a three-month mission. Both uncovered geological signs of ancient water.<unk> Both uncovered geological signs of ancient water. Mission of Spirit ended in 2011 not long after it got stuck in Martian sand.<unk> Mission of Spirit ended in 2011 not long after it got stuck in Martian sand.<unk> Scientists and engineers will celebrate Opportunity's achievement by holding their own marathon relay at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the mission.<unk> Scientists and engineers will celebrate Opportunity's achievement by holding their own marathon relay at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages the mission. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ Opportunity and its twin Spirit landed on Mars in January 2004 for what was supposed to be a three-month mission.<unk> Opportunity and its twin Spirit landed on Mars in January 2004 for what was supposed to be a three-month mission. Both uncovered geological signs of ancient water.<unk> Both uncovered geological signs of ancient water. Mission of Spirit ended in 2011 not long after it got stuck in Martian sand.<unk> Mission of Spirit ended in 2011 not long after it got stuck in Martian sand.<unk> ️ John Callas, Opportunity project manager at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California, said: 'This is the first time any human enterprise has exceeded the distance of a marathon on the surface of another world.' ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ This mission is not about setting distance...<unk>This mission is not about setting distance...<unk>This mission is not about setting distance...<unk>
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