NASA Mars Rover Arrives at New Site on Martian Surface
NASA Mars Rover Arrives at New Site on Martian Surface 08.10.11 West Rim of Endeavour Crater on Mars
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West Rim of Endeavour Crater on Mars (False Color)
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Arrival at 'Spirit Point' by Mars Rover Opportunity
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Small 'Odyssey' Crater on Rim of Huge 'Endeavour' Crater
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› Full image and caption After a journey of almost three years, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached the Red Planet’s Endeavour crater to study rocks never seen before.
On Aug. 9, the golf cart-sized rover relayed its arrival at a location named Spirit Point on the crater’s rim. Opportunity drove approximately 13 miles (21 kilometers) after climbing out of the Victoria crater.
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