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December 23, 2019

Spirit and Opportunity in High Bay 1

December 23, 2019

Spirit and Opportunity in High Bay 1

High Bay 1 looks much as it does today in this photo of NASAs Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers being tested on Feb. 10, 2003.
June 4, 2019

Artistic Pancam Frame

June 4, 2019

Artistic Pancam Frame

These side-by-side images were taken by the Pan Camera (Pancam) on NASAs Opportunity rover. Theyre actually the same image; the left version is how the image originally came down. The right shows the same image after processing all the data.
June 4, 2019

Dusty's Panorama

June 4, 2019

Dusty's Panorama

This 360-degree panorama was taken by Dusty, a fully-working replica of NASAs Opportunity rover at the agencys Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The panorama was taken as part of a software test.
June 4, 2019

Opportunity's Tracks in Perseverance Valley

June 4, 2019

Opportunity's Tracks in Perseverance Valley

This mosaic was stitched together using images from the Navigation Camera, or Navcam, on NASAs Opportunity rover. The scene shows the rovers tracks made in Perseverance Valley between Sols 5,000 and 5030.
June 4, 2019

Opportunity Discovers Dead Man's Journey

June 4, 2019

Opportunity Discovers Dead Man's Journey

NASAs Opportunity rover captured an image of this rock nicknamed, Jornada del Muerto, while in Perseverance Valley.
March 12, 2019

Opportunity Legacy Pan (Anaglyph)

March 12, 2019

Opportunity Legacy Pan (Anaglyph)

This image is an anaglyph version of the last 360-degree panorama taken by the Opportunity rovers Pancam from May 13 through June 10, 2018. The panorama appears in 3D when seen through blue-red glasses with the red lens on the left.
March 12, 2019

Opportunity Legacy Pan (True Color)

March 12, 2019

Opportunity Legacy Pan (True Color)

This image is an edited version of the last 360-degree panorama taken by the Opportunity rovers Pancam from May 13 through June 10, 2018. The version of the scene is presented in approximate true color.
March 12, 2019

Opportunity Legacy Pan (False Color)

March 12, 2019

Opportunity Legacy Pan (False Color)

This is the last panorama NASAs Opportunity rover acquired before the solar-powered rover succumbed to a global Martian dust storm on June 10, 2018.
March 12, 2019

Last Images Opportunity Took

March 12, 2019

Last Images Opportunity Took

These two thumbnail images, with the ghostly dot of a faint Sun near the middle of each, are the last images NASAs Opportunity rover took on Mars.
March 12, 2019

Opportunity's Last Message

March 12, 2019

Opportunity's Last Message

Taken on June 10, 2018 (the 5,111th Martian day, or sol, of the mission) this noisy, incomplete image was the last data NASAs Opportunity rover sent back from Mars.
February 13, 2019

Looking Back on a Golden Opportunity

February 13, 2019

Looking Back on a Golden Opportunity

In this navigation camera raw image, NASAs Opportunity Rover looks back over its own tracks on Aug. 4, 2010.
June 12, 2018

Shades of Martian Darkness

June 12, 2018

Shades of Martian Darkness

This series of images shows simulated views of a darkening Martian sky blotting out the Sun from NASA's Opportunity rover's point of view, with the right side simulating Opportunity's current view in the global dust storm (June 2018).
June 10, 2018

Dust Storm Covers Opportunity

June 10, 2018

Dust Storm Covers Opportunity

This global map of Mars taken by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spacecraft shows a growing dust storm as of June 6, 2018. The blue dot shows the approximate location of Opportunity.
February 26, 2018

Simulation of Opportunity's Selfie

February 26, 2018

Simulation of Opportunity's Selfie

Planning software used to write commands for NASA's Opportunity Mars rover shows the motion of the robotic arm, and an inset view of the Microscopic Imager.
February 26, 2018

Opportunity's First Selfie

February 26, 2018

Opportunity's First Selfie

This self-portrait of NASA's Opportunity Mars rover shows the vehicle at a site called 'Perseverance Valley' on the slopes of Endeavour Crater. It was taken with the rover's Microscopic Imager to celebrate the 5000th Martian Day, or sol.
February 16, 2018

New Day for Longest-Working Mars Rover

February 16, 2018

New Day for Longest-Working Mars Rover

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity recorded the dawn of the rover's 4,999th Martian day on Feb. 15, 2018, yielding this processed, approximately true-color scene. The view looks across Endeavour Crater.
February 15, 2018

Opportunity Rover Views Ground Texture 'Perseverance Valley'

February 15, 2018

Opportunity Rover Views Ground Texture 'Perseverance Valley'

This late-afternoon view from the front Hazard Avoidance Camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a pattern of rock stripes on the ground, a surprise to scientists on the rover team.
February 15, 2018

Rock Stripes Pattern in Mars' 'Perseverance Valley'

February 15, 2018

Rock Stripes Pattern in Mars' 'Perseverance Valley'

Textured rows on the ground in this portion of 'Perseverance Valley' are under investigation by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
February 15, 2018

Martian 'Perseverance Valley' in Perspective (Vertical Exaggeration)

February 15, 2018

Martian 'Perseverance Valley' in Perspective (Vertical Exaggeration)

The channel descending a Martian slope in this perspective view is 'Perseverance Valley,' the study area of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity as the rover passes its 5,000th sol, or Martian day, of its mission on the surface of Mars.
December 6, 2017

View From Within 'Perseverance Valley' on Mars

December 6, 2017

View From Within 'Perseverance Valley' on Mars

This view from within 'Perseverance Valley,' on the inner slope of the western rim of Endurance Crater on Mars, includes wheel tracks from NASA's Opportunity rover's descent of the valley.
December 6, 2017

View From Within 'Perseverance Valley' on Mars (Enhanced Color)

December 6, 2017

View From Within 'Perseverance Valley' on Mars (Enhanced Color)

This enhanced-color view from within 'Perseverance Valley,' on the inner slope of the western rim of Endurance Crater on Mars, includes wheel tracks from NASA's Opportunity rover's descent of the valley.
December 6, 2017

Wind's Marks in 'Perseverance Valley' (Enhanced Color)

December 6, 2017

Wind's Marks in 'Perseverance Valley' (Enhanced Color)

NASA's Opportunity rover captured this patch of rocky Martian ground on the floor of 'Perseverance Valley' on the inner slope of the western rim of Endurance Crater in October, 2017.
December 6, 2017

Opportunity's View Downhill Catches Martian Shadows

December 6, 2017

Opportunity's View Downhill Catches Martian Shadows

Late-afternoon shadows include one cast by the rover itself in this look toward the floor of Endeavour Crater by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. The rover recorded this scene on Nov. 11, 2017.
July 20, 2017

View Back Uphill After Entering 'Perseverance Valley'

July 20, 2017

View Back Uphill After Entering 'Perseverance Valley'

This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity provides a look back to the crest of Endeavour Crater's rim after the rover began descending "Perseverance Valley" on the rim's inner slope.
July 20, 2017

View Down 'Perseverance Valley' After Entry at Top

July 20, 2017

View Down 'Perseverance Valley' After Entry at Top

This mosaic scene combining five images from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows a view from inside the upper end of 'Perseverance Valley' on the inner slope of Endeavour Crater's western rim.
July 20, 2017

Panorama Above 'Perseverance Valley' on Mars

July 20, 2017

Panorama Above 'Perseverance Valley' on Mars

This June 2017 view from the Pancam on NASA's Opportunity Mars rover shows the area just above 'Perseverance Valley' on the western rim of Endeavour Crater.
July 20, 2017

Panorama Above 'Perseverance Valley' (Enhanced Color)

July 20, 2017

Panorama Above 'Perseverance Valley' (Enhanced Color)

This color-enhanced June 2017 view from the Pancam on NASA's Opportunity Mars rover shows the area just above 'Perseverance Valley' on the western rim of Endeavour Crater.
July 20, 2017

Panorama Above 'Perseverance Valley' on Mars (Stereo)

July 20, 2017

Panorama Above 'Perseverance Valley' on Mars (Stereo)

This June 2017 stereo view from NASA's Opportunity Mars rover shows the area just above 'Perseverance Valley' on the rim of a crater.
June 23, 2017

Martian Rocks Lining Possible Ancient Channel (Enhanced Color)

June 23, 2017

Martian Rocks Lining Possible Ancient Channel (Enhanced Color)

This image from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows an area just above the top of 'Perseverance Valley,' in preparation for driving down the valley.
June 16, 2017

Mars Rover Opportunity's View of 'Orion Crater'

June 16, 2017

Mars Rover Opportunity's View of 'Orion Crater'

NASA's Opportunity Mars rover passed near this small, relatively fresh crater in April 2017, during the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 16 mission to the moon. The rover team chose to call it 'Orion Crater,' after the Apollo 16 lunar module.
June 16, 2017

Mars Rover Opportunity's View of 'Orion Crater' (Enhanced Color)

June 16, 2017

Mars Rover Opportunity's View of 'Orion Crater' (Enhanced Color)

NASA's Opportunity Mars rover passed near this small, relatively fresh crater in April 2017, during the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 16 mission to the moon. The rover team chose to call it 'Orion Crater,' after the Apollo 16 lunar module.
June 16, 2017

Mars Rover Opportunity's View of 'Orion Crater' (Stereo)

June 16, 2017

Mars Rover Opportunity's View of 'Orion Crater' (Stereo)

This stereo view of a small, relatively fresh crater on Mars combines images from NASA's Opportunity Mars rover. The rover paused beside the crater in April 2017, during the 45th anniversary of the Apollo 16 mission to the moon.

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