Press Release Images: Opportunity

13-Sep-2007 Opportunity Begins Sustained Exploration Inside Crater Full Press Release Inside Victoria Crater for Extended Exploration After a finishing an in-and-out maneuver to check wheel slippage near the rim of Victoria Crater, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity re-entered the crater during the rover's 1,293rd Martian day, or sol, (Sept. 13, 2007) to begin a weeks-long exploration of the inner slope. Opportunity's front hazard-identification camera recorded this wide-angle view looking down into and across the crater at the end of the day's drive. The rover's position was about six meters (20 feet) inside the rim, in the "Duck Bay" alcove of the crater. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Browse Image | Medium Image (91 kB) | Large (504 kB) Full-Res (NASA's Planetary Photojournal)

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