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Opportunity Overlooks Ridge for Spectacular Vista of Vast Martian Crater and Habitable Zone Ahead
NASA’s Opportunity Mars rover captures sweeping panoramic vista near the ridgeline of 22 km (14 mi) wide Endeavour Crater’s western rim. The center is southeastward and the distant rim is visible in the center. See the complete panorama below. This navcam panoram was stitched from images taken on May 10, 2014 (Sol 3659) and colorized. Credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell/Marco Di Lorenzo/Ken Kremer-kenkremer.com
NASA’s incredibly long lived Opportunity rover has driven to the ridgeline of a Martian mountain and captured spectacular panoramic vistas peering down into the vast expanse of huge Endeavour crater and out along the jagged rim segments leading to her next target – which scientists believe is indicative of a habitable zone. See mosaic views above and below.
Since departing the world famous ‘Jelly Doughnut’ rock by the summit of ‘Solander Point’ in February, Opportunity has spent the past several months driving south and exploring intriguing rock outcrops on ‘Murray Ridge’ located along the western rim of Endeavour Crater.(…)
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Post tags: habitable zone, Mars, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, Meridiani Planum, NASA, Opportunity, Opportunity Rover, red planet, Search for Life
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/112050/opportunity-overlooks-ridge-for-spectacular-vista-of-vast-martian-crater-and-habitable-zone-ahead/
Really, if you believe there is a “rover” on Mars, then you need urgent psychiatric treatment.