A false color image captured by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows 'Cape St. Vincent,' one of the many promontories that jut out from the walls of the Victoria Crater on Mars. NASA will send its Mars rover Opportunity into the gaping Martian crater in July to seek clues about the planet's bygone environment despite risks to the plucky little vehicle, officials said on Thursday. (NASA/Handout/Reuters)
I think this will be it’s final resting place. It done good though.
This June 26, 2007, image provided by NASA shows light-colored tracks left by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity as it traveled along the rim of Victoria Crater. The aging but durable Mars rover Opportunity will make what could be a trip of no return into this deep impact crater in an attempt to peer farther back than ever before into the geologic history of the Red Planet. This image taken by the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft. (AP Photo/NASA)
NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Lots more Rover stuff HERE..
Break out the ping list - they be claiming the universe is older than 6,000 - 10,000 years!
“”That was the original, pre-impact surface so this bright stuff is the stuff that was in contact with the Martian atmosphere at the time Victoria formed, which may have been billions of years ago,” Squyres said.”
Opportunity ping
There's a Pr0n name I didn't think of.
Do you see the face on the cliff wall in the lower right of your picture...LOL
Note that no one is extending the rovers, they are extending our involvement in them - the rovers seem to be doing OK under current guidance.
“A false color image”
What does that mean?
When I looked at the photo it almost looked like there was an ocean on the horizon.
Victoria Crater... y’know, I think Dr McCoy used to date her sister, or maybe her sister in law...
Red Planet’s Ancient Equator Located
Scientific American (online) | April 20, 2005 | Sarah Graham
Posted on 04/24/2005 11:18:25 PM EDT by SunkenCiv
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Isn’t it supposed to begin it’s descent today?
Sure would be great to have a live feed from Nasa.
I thought it was out of commission because of the sandstorm?
These two little buggers have turned out to be just about the most successful technical/scientific endeavor in history. They will be digesting the data for years.
They should’ve named the crater after Algore. (Both are biiiiiiiiiiiig empties)
I wonder what kind of secrets it will find?
How is that possible considering it had all of that time to be covered up with space dust and stuff.............
Just sort of curious, it’s been weeks since the decision to enter the crater, I understand about the dust storms etc, but the raw data pictures sure seem uninformative.
Perhaps in a few days, here is what it posted on site.
Opportunity began performing activities requested by the science team during Sol 1263. Those images and other data are currently being sent back to Earth for posting on Sol 1264. Any data not transmitted on Sol 1264 will be stored onboard the rover and sent on subsequent days during the next possible communications opportunities.
One can only hope those activities relate to beginning the
descent.
I’m sure looking forward to seeing new geology.
tet.
“The descent into Victoria Crater...”
I remember when she played the Rialto back in the ‘50s.