Opportunity at Endeavour Crater
September 22, 2011
This image, taken by HiRISE, shows the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity (at the end of the white arrow) sitting atop some light toned outcrops on the rim of Endeavour Crater.
Opportunity travelled nearly three years to reach this rim because it contains rocks even more ancient than the rocks of Meridiani Planum, which the rover has been exploring since 2004, and hence may teach us something about an even more ancient era in Martian history.
Written by: Eldar Noe
Credits: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Opportunity travelled nearly three years to reach this rim because it contains rocks even more ancient than the rocks of Meridiani Planum, which the rover has been exploring since 2004, and hence may teach us something about an even more ancient era in Martian history.
Written by: Eldar Noe
Credits: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Topics:
Margaritifer Sinus quadrangle, Mars, Space exploration, Environment, Endurance, Endeavour, Opportunity rover, Meridiani Planum, Mars Exploration Rover, Eagle
