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PIA07411: 'Naturaliste' Crater, Opportunity SOl 387
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took this view of its surroundings on Feb. 24, 2005. Opportunity had reached the eastern edge of a small crater dubbed 'Naturaliste,' seen in the right foreground.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Navigation Camera 
 Product Size:  7688 x 974 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA07411.tif (5.443 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA07411.jpg (731.3 kB)  

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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its navigation camera to take the images combined into this view of the rover's surroundings on Opportunity's 387th martian day, or sol (Feb. 24, 2005). Opportunity had driven about 73 meters (240 feet) and reached the eastern edge of a small crater dubbed "Naturaliste," seen in the right foreground. This view is presented in a cylindrical projection with geometric and brightness seam correction.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2005-03-03