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The latest HiRISE view of Opportunity, on Endeavour's rim
Posted by Emily Lakdawalla
2011/09/24 10:19 CDT
Topics: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Exploration Rovers, Opportunity, pics of spacecraft in space
In a now-routine act of obtaining detailed photographs of robots from Earth sitting on the surface of another planet, the HiRISE camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has captured a view of Opportunity sitting on the rim of Endeavour crater. The photo was taken on September 10, 2011, Opportunity sol 2712.

NASA / JPL / U. Arizona
Opportunity on Endeavour's rim
This HiRISE image, taken on September 10, 2011, shows the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity sitting atop some light-toned outcrops on the rim of Endeavour Crater, near a smaller crater informally named Odyssey. Opportunity travelled nearly three years to reach this rim because it contains rocks even more ancient than the rocks of Meridiani Planum, which the rover has been exploring since 2004, and hence may teach us something about an even more ancient era in Martian history.Blog Search
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