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PIA08632: Opportunity Approaches the Bowl of Beagle Crater (True Color)
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity acquired this true-color image of the rim Beagle Crater July 30, 2006. The image reveals ejecta blocks near the rover and a portion of the eastern interior rim of Beagle Crater.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Panoramic Camera 
 Product Size:  3749 x 653 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  Cornell University 
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA08632.tif (7.345 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA08632.jpg (207.5 kB)  

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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took this approximate true-color image of Beagle Crater from a distance of about 25 meters (82 feet). The crater is thought to be relatively young based on its prominent, raised rim and surrounding ejecta that have not been eroded away or buried by sand. The image also shows a portion of the eastern interior rim of Beagle Crater, which appears composed of jumbled, angular blocks of brighter and darker outcrop rocks. The rover will drive to the rim of the crater and acquire an extensive color panorama in the coming sols.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell

Image Addition Date:
2006-08-16