Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Opportunity goes panoramic on Victoria | The Register

Opportunity goes panoramic on Victoria The Register: "Opportunity goes panoramic on VictoriaInterplanetary paparazzi By Lucy Sherriff → More by this author Published Monday 1st October 2007 15:42 GMT The Mars rover Opportunity has sent back yet another gobsmacking image from the red planet. This picture is close to true colour, the space agency says, and was captured from a spot known as Duck Bay. Victoria crater on Mars, as seen by NASA's rover Opportunity.The rover has now travelled almost six miles from its landing site to reach the Victoria crater. It began its descent into the half-mile-wide hole in the ground two weeks ago and reached its first target inside Victoria on Wednesday last week."