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Mars Rover Fatigue
added Thu Jun 14 07:01 2007 ET from Technology News Daily
Engineers have traced stalls in a shoulder joint on Opportunity's robotic arm to a broken electrical wire, likely damaged by greater temperature swings than other parts.
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