Space / 2009-07-15
Skirting an Obstacle, Opportunity Sol 1867
NASA's image library records Skirting an Obstacle, Opportunity Sol 1867.
This view from the navigation camera on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows tracks left by backing out of a wind-formed ripple after the rover wheels had started to dig too deeply into the dust and sand of the ripple.
A CLOSER LOOK
This view from the navigation camera on NASA Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows tracks left by backing out of a wind-formed ripple after the rover wheels had started to dig too deeply into the dust and sand of the ripple.
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
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