PIA05910: Riding the Rim of 'Endurance' (polar)
 Target Name:  Mars
 Is a satellite of:  Sol (our sun)
 Mission:  Mars Exploration Rover (MER)
 Spacecraft:  Opportunity
 Instrument:  Navigation Camera
 Product Size:  4161 x 4161 pixels (w x h)
 Produced By:  JPL
 Full-Res TIFF:  PIA05910.tif (8.671 MB)
 Full-Res JPEG:  PIA05910.jpg (1.156 MB)

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This polar-projection view was created from navigation camera images that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity acquired on sol 103 (May 8, 2004). Opportunity traversed approximately 13 meters (about 43 feet) farther south along the eastern rim of "Endurance Crater" before reaching the beginning of the "Karatepe" area. Scientists believe this layered band of rock may be a good place to begin studying Endurance because it is less steep and more approachable than the rest of the crater's rocky outcrops.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL

Image Addition Date:
2004-05-13