PIA05291: After a U-Turn
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity made its first U-Turn on Mars on Feb. 14, 2004, completing the move of its longest one-day drive, about 9 meters or 30 feet. The rover's tracks are prominent on the martian soil.
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER) 
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Hazcam 
 Product Size:  1024 x 1024 pixels (w x h) 
 Produced By:  JPL 
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NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity made its first U-Turn on Mars on Feb. 14, 2004, as the completing move of its longest one-day drive, about 9 meters or 30 feet. This view from the right front hazard identification camera shows the scene in front of Opportunity after the turn, with the selected location for the mission's first trenching operation now directly in front of the rover.

Image Credit:
JPL/NASA

Image Addition Date:
2004-02-16