The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment on NASA's Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter imaged Opportunity on Oct. 3, Nov. 4 and Nov. 30,
2006. Each time the rover was in a different location as it progressed
around "Victoria Crater." The remainder of the scene is unchanged, except
that the shadows are slightly different given variations in the time of
year and time of day between images. Also, each image was acquired with
slightly different viewing geometries: the orbiter was pointed 3.84
degrees to the west for the first image, 16.3 degrees west for the second,
and 1.76 degrees west for the third.
All three images are shown here in their original geometry, not
reprojected to map format.
Images from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment and additional
information about the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter are available online
at: http://www.nasa.gov/mro or http://HiRISE.lpl.arizona.edu.
For information about NASA and agency programs on the Web, http://www.nasa.gov.
NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a division of the California Institute
of Technology in Pasadena, manages the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for
NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Lockheed Martin Space
Systems is the prime contractor for the project and built the spacecraft.
The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera was built by Ball
Aerospace Corporation and is operated by the University of Arizona.
