Emily Lakdawalla • Apr 09, 2014
Look how clean Opportunity is now!
You've heard from both Larry Crumpler and A. J. S. Rayl recently about how Opportunity has enjoyed a cleaning event that's left her solar panels sparkling in the sunshine. Here's a rover deck panorama to corroborate that story, newly processed by James Sorenson. I love how the position of the rover mast's shadow across the deck perfectly implies its presence and even height. (Opportunity, of course, cannot see her own camera mast.)
![Opportunity deck panorama, sol 3611-3613 (22-24 March 2014)](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x1035_crop_center-center_82_line/20140409_13732446404_28aca728ef_o.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x662_crop_center-center_60_line/20140409_13732446404_28aca728ef_o.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x497_crop_center-center_60_line/20140409_13732446404_28aca728ef_o.jpg 576w)
Compare the photo with this one, taken last Mars winter, with the rover nearly camouflaged against the dusty ground:
![Opportunity Deck Pan, December 2011 (sols 2811-2814)](https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_2400x1998_crop_center-center_82_line/opportunity_Deck_2811B_2814B_L456atc.jpg 2400w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_1200x999_crop_center-center_82_line/opportunity_Deck_2811B_2814B_L456atc.jpg 1200w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_768x639_crop_center-center_60_line/opportunity_Deck_2811B_2814B_L456atc.jpg 768w, https://planetary.s3.amazonaws.com/web/assets/pictures/_576x479_crop_center-center_60_line/opportunity_Deck_2811B_2814B_L456atc.jpg 576w)
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