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October surprise #2 Opportunity hiked up this slope on the northern outcrop of La Bajada, slippery with soils
and rubble, to get to targets on a bright outcrop that showed signs of having been etched
or scoured by some force. As the ‘bot finished her climb on October 25, 2017, she
popped her second wheelie of the month, this time with her rear left wheel. It brought a
little excitement to the doldrums of winter. Author, astronomy outreach educator, and
contributor to The Planetary Society’ Amateur Space Images Archive, Stuart Atkinson
processed this view from raw images that the rover sent home. Atkinson has followed
this rover’s journey for years in his The Road to Endeavour blog. NASA / JPL-Caltech / S. Atkinson