Chatterbox: Down to Earth

WHY am I just now hearing about Opportunity?

Opportunity, Oppy for short, is a rover NASA sent to Mars. It was only supposed to be a 90 day mission, but she ended up staying up there for 15 years working for us. 15 or more, I guess, because Opportunity isn't coming home.

I know she did everything she was supposed to do, and it's amazing that she was able to collect data and information for us for fifteen years. Oppy was the one to discover water on Mars.

Her time's up now, but I'm still a bit sad. She would have continued to research and help us, but was caught in a dust storm. Her camera and a few of her solar panels were damaged, I believe.

Opportunity was just a robot, but she did so much for us. Maybe when we reach Mars, whether it's in ten or two hundred years, we'll give her the thanks she deserves.

Her last words were just a small data dump, but simplified, they're quote poetic;

"My battery is low and it's getting dark." 

RIP Oppy. You were a good rover.