Shadow of a Martian Robot
Explanation:
What if you saw your shadow on Mars and it wasn't
human?
Then you might be the
Opportunity rover
currently exploring Mars.
Opportunity explored the
red planet from 2004 to 2018, finding
evidence of ancient water,
and sending breathtaking images across the inner
Solar System.
Pictured here in 2004, Opportunity
looks opposite the Sun into
Endurance Crater and sees its own
shadow.
Two wheels are visible on the lower left and right,
while the floor and walls of the unusual crater are
visible in the background.
Caught in a dust storm
in 2018, last week NASA stopped try contact
Opportunity
and declare the
ground-breaking mission,
originally planned for only 92 days,
complete.
Authors & editors:
Robert Nemiroff
(MTU) &
Jerry Bonnell
(USRA)
NASA Web Site Statements, Warnings,
and Disclaimers
NASA Official: Jay Norris.
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rights apply.
A service of:
LHEA at
NASA /
GSFC
& Michigan Tech. U.
