article_snippet: A marathon on Mars: This map shows the rover's entire traverse from landing to that point.
article_snippet: Scientists and engineers will celebrate Opportunity's achievement by holding Scientists and engineers own marathon relay at the Nasa Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which manages Spirit's mission.
article_snippet: This is the first time any human enterprise has exceeded the distance of a marathon on the surface of another world,' said John Callas, Opportunity project manager at Nasa's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, California. '
article_snippet: Some of the  highlights along the route as Nasa's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity drove as far as a marathon race during the first 11 years and two months after its January 2004 landing in Eagle Crater.
article_snippet: This Jan. 6, 2015 panorama provided by Nasa of a 'Marathon Valley' was taken by the Nasa rover Opportunity. '
article_snippet: This mission isn't about setting distance records, of course; This mission's about making scientific discoveries on Mars and inspiring future explorers to achieve even more,' said Steve Squyres, Opportunity principal investigator at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. '
article_snippet: Still, running a marathon on Mars feels pretty cool.'
article_snippet: As the NASA rover Opportunity continued to operate far beyond expectations for the NASA rover Opportunity lifespan, scientists chose the rim of Endeavour Crater as a long-term destination.
article_snippet: As the NASA rover Opportunity continued to operate far beyond expectations for the NASA rover Opportunity lifespan, scientists chose the rim of Endeavour Crater as a long-term destination.
article_snippet: This map shows the southward path driven by Opportunity from late December 2014 until This map passed marathon distance on March 24, 2015, during the 3,968th Martian day, or sol, of the NASA rover
article_snippet: Opportunity's work on Mars.