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Opportunity's first dip into Victoria Crater

Opportunity's first dip into Victoria Crater
Opportunity's first dip into Victoria Crater On sol 1291, Opportunity finally rolled into Victoria crater. The rover team commanded Opportunity to drive just far enough into the crater to get all six wheels onto the inner slope, and then to back out again and assess how much the wheels slipped on the slope. This wide-angle view taken by Opportunity's front hazard-identification camera at the end of the day's driving shows the wheel tracks created by the short dip into the crater. In the background on the left are Duck Bay and Cape Verde. NASA / JPL-Caltech