NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its navigation
camera during the rover's 1,278th Martian day, or sol, (Aug. 28,
2007) to take the images combined into this view. The rover was
perched at the lip of Victoria Crater, which is about 800 meters
(one-half mile) in diameter.
After assessment of possible routes for Opportunity to descend into
the crater, the rover team selected a site farther to the right along
the rim. That selected entry point lies near the ripple of bright soil
visible just outside the crater near the top center of this scene. The
driving distance for Opportunity from the Sol 1,278 viewpoint to the
selected entry point is about 40 meters (about 130 feet).
This view is presented as a vertical projection with geometric seam
correction.
