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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.
May 15, 2017

Putting Martian 'Tribulation' Behind (Enhanced Color)

May 15, 2017

Putting Martian 'Tribulation' Behind (Enhanced Color)

This view enhanced view from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity looks back at the southern end of 'Cape Tribulation' from about two football fields' distance away.
May 15, 2017

Putting Martian 'Tribulation' Behind

May 15, 2017

Putting Martian 'Tribulation' Behind

This view NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity looks back at the southern end of 'Cape Tribulation' from about two football fields' distance away.
May 15, 2017

From 'Tribulation' to 'Perseverance' on Mars

May 15, 2017

From 'Tribulation' to 'Perseverance' on Mars

This graphic shows the route that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity drove in its final approach to 'Perseverance Valley' on the western rim of Endeavour Crater.
May 15, 2017

Crater Rim and Plain at Head of 'Perseverance Valley,' Mars

May 15, 2017

Crater Rim and Plain at Head of 'Perseverance Valley,' Mars

'Perseverance Valley' lies just on the other side of the dip in the crater rim visible in the left half of this 360-degree panorama from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
April 21, 2017

Rover's Landing Hardware at Eagle Crater, Mars

April 21, 2017

Rover's Landing Hardware at Eagle Crater, Mars

The bright landing platform left behind by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity in 2004 is visible inside Eagle Crater, at upper right in this April 8, 2015, observation by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
April 19, 2017

Mars Rover Opportunity's Panorama of 'Rocheport'

April 19, 2017

Mars Rover Opportunity's Panorama of 'Rocheport'

A ridge called 'Rocheport' on the western rim of Mars' Endeavour Crater spans this mosaic of images from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
April 19, 2017

Mars Rover Opportunity's Panorama of 'Rocheport' (Enhanced Color)

April 19, 2017

Mars Rover Opportunity's Panorama of 'Rocheport' (Enhanced Color)

A ridge called 'Rocheport' on the western rim of Mars' Endeavour Crater spans this mosaic of images from the Pancam on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. Enhanced color to make differences in surface materials more easily visible.
April 19, 2017

Mars Rover Opportunity's Panorama of 'Rocheport' (Stereo)

April 19, 2017

Mars Rover Opportunity's Panorama of 'Rocheport' (Stereo)

A ridge called 'Rocheport' on the western rim of Mars' Endeavour Crater spans this stereo scene from the Pancam on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.
April 19, 2017

Segments on Western Rim of Endeavour Crater, Mars

April 19, 2017

Segments on Western Rim of Endeavour Crater, Mars

This orbital image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is of the western rim of Mars' Endeavour Crater where the Opportunity rover will investiage whethere the valley was carved by water, wind, or debris flow.
March 9, 2017

Active Lifting During Martian Dust Storm

March 9, 2017

Active Lifting During Martian Dust Storm

This false-color scene from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity documents movement of dust as a regional dust storm approached the rover's location on Feb. 24, 2017.
January 24, 2017

Opportunity for Moon-Gazing

January 24, 2017

Opportunity for Moon-Gazing

NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its panoramic camera to snap pictures of Mars' moon Deimos. Three frames were taken with long exposures to measure Deimos' position with respect to the background stars.

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