Deep Throat had at least a 600x multiple (a budget of $47,000 and a box office somewhere between 30 million and 50 million). Blair witch had over a 1000x multiple, with the same 200k budget as mad Max and a box office around 200 million. Paranormal Activity also seems to be close to the 1000x mark.
I hope to see the time when it's normal to send a pair/party of multifunctional robots instead of a single rover. Imagine them repairing each other's back.
I’m not sure of the mission specifics here but my understanding is that the novelty was the landing maneuver which puts the lander within 100m of its designated target. From that POV you could definitely argue success.
It is communicating with Earth, but the solar cell is not providing power so they are burning up the battery.
They are trying to get as much data from the unit as possible before the battery dies.
They took photos and are downloading them as priority now.
They have been forced to switch off the heater.
There is only a few hours of battery available to do what they need.
They have separated LEV1 and LEV2 (rovers).
Stay posted, they say. Need more time to figure out what is going on.