Lord Wasteland
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Alright, so we have the planned out transfer, location to land, et cetera, what kind of science payload are we expecting? Equipment to analyze the soil, radiation detectors, any existing rovers that are still alive on Mars, any orbital satellites (not recently launched) what so ever? By the launch period, we should have MSL, MAVEN (if not canceled), and some other satellites. If somehow Opportunity does survive (and can be recovered), why not bring her home. At only 408lbs/185kg, it wouldn't be that much to bring her home. A slight fuel increase, but after all she will have been important, and probably can fit inside a XR-2 cargo-bay on reentry.