GFX ROVER MESSAGE: INCOMING… NASA: REVERSE DIRECTION. MAXIMUM SPEED. GFX ROVER MESSAGE: OPPY: OKAY. OPPY: WHEELS TURNING.
ASHLEY STROUPE: But the soil had no friction on it at all. It was almost like trying to drive through cake flour. DOUG ELLISON: The engineers decided the only chance was stick it in reverse and gun it.
ILM SFX ANIMATION: Medium: Oppy struggling to get out, can’t see wheels. DOUG ELLISON: But on Mars, it was getting worse. It looked like we were getting deeper. This could be fatal.
ANGELA BASSETT (V.O.) Rover Diary: Sol 483. Power has dropped substantially. At the moment, we’re just keeping our nose above water.
ILM SFX ANIMATION: Medium: Rover struggling, then drives backwards and gets out. GFX ROVER MESSAGE: OPPY: 2 METERS PROGRESS. OPPY: I’M OUT!
ANGELA BASSETT (V.O.) Rover Diary: Sol 484, long-term drive options are now back.
ILM SFX ANIMATION: Wide: Tracking behind Oppy as she approaches Victoria Crater.
ROB MANNING: We said, “Okay. Let’s be a little bit more conservative about our driving from here on out.” And so, we carefully drove south, and finally, eventually, made it to Victoria Crater.
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