Opportunity To Enter Endurance |
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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/releases/2004/142.cfm
NASA has decided the potential science value gained by sending Opportunity into a martian impact crater likely outweighs the risk of the intrepid explorer not being able to get back out. Opportunity has been examining the rim of the stadium-sized "Endurance Crater" since late May. The rover team used observations of the depression to evaluate potential science benefits of entering the crater and the traversability of its inner slopes. |
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It looks like it may have started to enter the crater:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...14P1214L0M1.JPG |
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What's odd is that Opp made a really quick U-Turn, cancelling the traverse around the crater. They must be in a real big hurry to get into the crater...
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...A5P1997L0M1.JPG |
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Moved a little further down now:
Rear Hazcam: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...15P1312L0M1.JPG Forward Hazcam: http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...15P1214L0M1.JPG |
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