Project Description

Title:

“Opportunity”

Synopsis:

Opportunity is a planetary rover that was sent out to explore Mars on July 7, 2003.  Despite originally only being designed for a 90 day long expedition, Opportunity continued to explore the martian surface and communicate its findings with earth up until June 10, 2018 when it went into hibernation for an oncoming sandstorm.  After months of failing to reestablish contact with Opportunity, NASA declared its mission complete on February 13, 2019.

Objective:

To retell the story of Opportunity’s expedition through animation.  A 3D model of the Opportunity rover will be built. Audio will be used for sound effects and background music.

Audience:

The expected audience for this would be young kids that are interested in space exploration.

Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opportunity_(rover)

https://mars.nasa.gov/mer/mission/rover-status/opportunity/recent/all/