Image shows the impact point and the broken remnants of Opportunity’s heat shield, breaking into two pieces when it hit the martian surface. Also visible is the small crater formed at the heat shield’s impact point. Opportunity visited the heat shield during its drive southward from Endurance crater. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona. Click to enlarge.

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