, Saturday, May 25, 2013
The NASA rover Opportunity, which on July 2 had been rolling across Mars for 3,000 Martian days, sent home a new color picture of the panorama around its four-month winter "hibernation" spot, according to NASA. It first landed on Mars in January 2004, along with twin rover Spirit. NASA lost communication with the latter in 2011, but Opportunity continues to explore beyond its expected operational life. Check out this gallery for more pictures Opportunity sent home.
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The new image of the "Greeley Haven" slope is a
composite of 817 separate images.
"The view provides rich geologic context for the detailed chemical and mineral work that the team did at Greeley Haven over the rover's fifth Martian winter," Arizona State University scientist Jim Bell tells USEmbassy.gov. Bell is the lead scientist for the panoramic camera on the government and academic team managing the mission.
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State Univ.)
"The view provides rich geologic context for the detailed chemical and mineral work that the team did at Greeley Haven over the rover's fifth Martian winter," Arizona State University scientist Jim Bell tells USEmbassy.gov. Bell is the lead scientist for the panoramic camera on the government and academic team managing the mission.
(NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State Univ.)
The shadow of Opportunity
at Endeavour Crater. (AP)
Opportunity using its front hazard-identification
camera to obtain this image. (AP)
Opportunity using its front hazard-identification
camera across Victoria Crater. (AP)
View of Victoria Crater from Opportunity. (AP)
View of promontory called "Cape Verde" at
Victoria Crater. (AP)
Martian crater at Meridiani Planum surrounding
Opportunity. (AP)
Martian landscape at Meridiani Planum. (AP)
Martian surface at Meridiani Planum. (AP)
Mars landscape 360° panorama view at Meridiani
Planum. (AP)
Delta II rocket carrying NASA Mars Rover
Opportunity lifts off, Kennedy Space Center,
Florida. (AP)
A digital image of Opportunity, which is roughly 2
meters across. Also visible in this image are
"ancient light rock and numerous small gray
pellets known as blueberries." Learn more
here. (NASA.gov)
A detailed description of Opportunity's functions.
(NASA.gov)
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