Press Release Images: Opportunity

05-Aug-2004   A Hole in 'Kettlestone' This mosaic was produced from pictures taken with the microscopic imager on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on sol 154 (June 29, 2004). It shows one of a series of holes ground by the rover's rock abrasion tool in "Endurance Crater." This time Opportunity stretched its arm, or instrument deployment device, out to a target called "Kettlestone." Grinding for just over two hours on sol 153, Opportunity successfully created a hole 4.5 centimeters (1.8 inches) in diameter and 4.17 millimeters (.16 inches) deep. Image credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell/USGS Browse Image | Medium Image (220 kB) | Large (1,6 MB)

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