landed on Mars. Opportunity outlived its expected lifespan by 14 years, providing a wealth of scientific data and setting the stage for future Mars missions.

Earth science and robotic exploration

In the 2000s and 2010s, JPL broadened its exploration scope, including the launch of missions to study the outer planets, like the ''Juno'' mission to Jupiter and the ''Cassini-Huygens'' mission to Saturn. Concurrently, JPL also began to focus on

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