Endurance Crater on Mars
Explanation:
Scroll right to see the inside of
Endurance Crater, the large
impact feature
now being investigated by the
Opportunity rover rolling across
Mars.
The crater's walls show areas of light rock that
might hold clues about the ancient
watery past of
this Martian region.
Inspection of
this true-color image shows,
however, that much of this interesting
rock type is confined to crater walls that
might be hard for even
this wily robot to access.
Both of the Mars rovers have now
successfully completed their original mission
and are now exploring topical opportunities.
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