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From the Edge of a Crater, Amazing New Pics of Mars
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has finally arrived at the giant crater Endeavour, after nearly three years of intrepid driving across the surface of the Red Planet -- and what a view!..
- August 11, 2011: A portion of the west rim of Endeavour crater sweeps southward in this color view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. This crater -- with a diameter of about 14 miles (22 kilometers) -- is more than 25 times wider than any that Opportunity has previously approached during the rover's 90 months on Mars.read moreNASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/ASUShare
- August 11, 2011: After arrival, Opportunity used its panoramic camera (Pancam) to record the images combined into this mosaic view. The view scene shows the "Spirit Point" area of the rim, including a small crater, "Odyssey" on the rim, and the interior of Endeavour beyond.read moreNASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/ASUShare
- Aug. 11, 2011: NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity arrived at the rim of Endeavour crater on Aug. 9, 2011, after a trek of more than 13 miles (21 kilometers) lasting nearly three years since departing the rover's previous major destination, Victoria crater, in August 2008. After arrival, Opportunity used its panoramic camera (Pancam) to record the images combined into this mosaic view. The view scene shows the "Spirit Point" area of the rim, including a small crater, "Odyssey" on the rim, and the interior of Endeavour beyond.read moreNASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/ASUShare
- Aug. 11, 2011: NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity arrived at the rim of Endeavour crater on Aug. 9, 2011, after a trek of more than 13 miles (21 kilometers) lasting nearly three years since departing the rover's previous major destination, Victoria crater, in August 2008. After arrival, Opportunity used its panoramic camera (Pancam) to record the images combined into this mosaic view. The view scene shows the "Spirit Point" area of the rim, including a small crater, "Odyssey" on the rim, and the interior of Endeavour beyond.read moreNASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/ASUShare
- The solar-powered rovers Spirit and Opportunity dazzled scientists and the public with their rolling, long running scrutiny of the surface of Mars. The two rovers were originally planned for a three-month mission at a cost of $820 million, but managed to eek out far more years of exploration. Here, some older images the rovers have taken.read moreNASAShare
- Spirit and Opportunity landed on Mars in January 2004. Opportunity arrived at the rim of Endeavour crater on Aug. 9, 2011, after a trek of more than 13 miles (21 kilometers) lasting nearly three years since departing the rover's previous major destination, Victoria crater, in August 2008.read moreNASAShare
- Recent drives have yielded the best results since Spirit became embedded. However, the coming winter mandates a change in strategy. It is mid-autumn at the solar-powered robot's home on Mars. Winter will begin in May. Solar energy is declining and expected to become insufficient to power further driving by mid-February. The rover team plans to use those remaining potential drives for improving the rover's tilt. Spirit currently tilts slightly toward the south. The winter sun stays in the northern sky, so decreasing the southward tilt would boost the amount of sunshine on the rover's solar panels.read moreNASAShare
- This 180-degree panorama shows the southward vista from the location where Spirit spent its third Martian winter inside Mars' Gusev Crater. The rover's over-winter location is on the northern edge of a low plateau informally called "Home Plate," which is about 80 meters or 260 feet in diameter.read moreNASA/JPL/CornellShare
- February 28, 2008: NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has this view northward from the position at the north edge of the "Home Plate" plateau where the rover will spend its third Martian winter. Husband Hill is on the horizon. The dark area in the middle distance is "El Dorado" sand dune field.read moreNASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell UniversityShare
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From the Edge of a Crater, Amazing New Pics of Mars
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has finally arrived at the giant crater Endeavour, after nearly three years of intrepid driving across the surface of the Red Planet -- and what a view!..
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