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More info at Mars Rover Poised for Run at Victoria Crater:
[Opportunity] is nearing a major milestone: rolling up to "Victoria", a crater that is roughly half a mile (750 meters) wide and 230 feet (70 meters) deep.

From where Opportunity now sits, Victoria is just a short spurt away at 360 feet (110 meters). [Map]

But before pulling up to the large crater, the robot is inspecting a smaller feature named Emma Dean, said Steve Squyres, science team leader of the Mars Exploration Rover mission and a space scientist at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
Here's a map of Opportunity's travel:

10 posted on 09/07/2006 5:12:26 AM PDT by Mike Fieschko
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To: Mike Fieschko

Are there any close-ups of the bottom of Victoria Crater?


11 posted on 09/07/2006 5:14:37 AM PDT by aruanan
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