Opportunity Anniversary Nears, Still Imaging
By Frank Morring, Jr.
Washington
Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rover that landed in the Meridiani Planum on Jan. 25, 2004, has chosen a spot with a view to celebrate its seventh anniversary on the red planet.
From the lip of the 80-meter (262-ft.) Santa Maria Crater (lower righthand image), Opportunity is using its mast-mounted camera to image stratification in the impacted rock. Formed by a relatively recent impact, the ...
