Opportunity Mars Rover Plagued By Flash Memory Problems, But Carries On

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Opportunity’s robotic arm is cast in shadow as the Mars rover explores the rim of Endeavour Crater on Sol 3,854 (Nov. 26, 2014). Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

NASA’s aging Mars rover is still struggling with Flash memory after several months of controllers trying to work around frequent resets and amnesia events, according to a recent update.

The Opportunity rover is coming up on its 11th anniversary of landing on Mars, and is busy exploring the rim of Endeavour crater, en route to a region that could have clay minerals (showing evidence of water). But the rover has been dogged by frequent memory problems that forced a reformat in September, with only partial success.

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