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Opportunity's dim Sun

Opportunity's dim Sun
Opportunity's dim Sun The Mars Exploration Rovers take images of the Sun to determine the opacity of the atmosphere. Here, images of the sun taken since sol 1214 of Opportunity's mission have been calibrated to show how dim the Sun appeared through the dust storm. This is a work in progress... NASA / JPL-Caltech / Cornell / animation by Emily Lakdawalla