THEN MAYBE: If Opportunity's batteries last, it could then trek to this mottled region about 1.2 miles (2 kilometers) away. Dark areas are smooth plains. Large circular features are probably buried meteor impact craters. Bright areas could be more outcroppings of bedrock with water stories to tell.

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