‘MARS MARATHON’: MER Opportunity’s journey since landing on Mars on 24th January 2004. As of Sol 4527 (Oct. 18, 2016), the total distance
travelled was 26.99 miles (43.44 kilometers). Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
OPPORTUNITY AT VICTORIA CRATER: Iconic enhanced-colour view of, taken by High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on NASA’s
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Victoria is an impact crater about 800 meters (half a mile) in diameter at Meridiani Planum near the equator of
Mars. Opportunity arrived at the rim of Victoria in October 2006, after a drive of more than 9 kilometres. Credit: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
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