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One Mars Probe Photographs Another

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pictoral-history dept.

sighted writes "In one of the more remarkable shots ever taken by robotic space explorers, the Opportunity Mars rover has been photographed by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter ." From the article: "Shown in the image are 'Duck Bay,' the eroded segment of the crater rim where Opportunity first arrived at the crater; 'Cabo Frio,' a sharp promontory to the south of Duck Bay; and 'Cape Verde,' another promontory to the north. When viewed at the highest resolution, this image shows the rover itself, wheel tracks in the soil behind it, and the rover's shadow, including the shadow of the camera mast. After this image was taken, Opportunity moved to the very tip of Cape Verde to perform more imaging of the interior of the crater."

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  1. Re:Happens Once in a Red Mars by Kris_B_04 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Meanwhile,
    Do you want me to sit in the corner and rust, or just fall apart where I'm standing?

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  2. Re:Impressive resolution by BWJones · · Score: 0, Offtopic

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  3. Re:The picture is impressive... by presidentbeef · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Considering his last statement...maybe they were goats.

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  4. Notice the filled in crater on the left. by arthurpaliden · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If you look at the left hand side of the photo you can see what looks like a filled in crater.

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  5. Re:Moo by dynamic_cast · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    It was a dream.