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Mars Rover Photo Journal: Opportunity Explores the Endurance Crater, Mission Extended, Jul 1 - Sept 21, 2004
Three Fresh Exposures in “Endurance” Layers
The image gallery highlights Opportunity’s Exploration Mission, as the rover is inside the stadium-size "Endurance Crater." It has also recently been concluded that NASA has extended funding for an additional six months of rover operations, as long as they keep working. This image, from the panoramic camera, is an approximately true color rendering of the slope of "Endurance Crater," which NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is currently exploring. Between sols 143 and 148 (June 18 to June 23, 2004), the rover's rock abrasion tool ground into three targets: "London" in the "D" layer (top) is 4.5 millimeters (0.18 inches) deep; "Virginia" in the "C" layer (middle) is 4.3 millimeters (0.17 inches) deep; and "Cobble Hill" in the "B" layer (bottom) is 3 millimeters (0.12 inches) deep. The shadow from the rover's camera mast is visible in the lower right corner of the image. This image was captured using the 601-, 535- and 482-nanometer filters. Click to enlarge.
Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell
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