Mars Exploration: Striking New Images


Image of Rover Opportunity at Victoria Crater seen from MRO
Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech


Ground view from edge of Victoria Crater from Rover Opportunity
Courtesy NASA/JPL-Caltech

With so much going on in politics and other things these days, one can lose track of the continuing progress of exploration around the Solar System. But recent images from Mars, both from the ground with the Spirit and Opportunity Rovers, and from orbit with the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), are too spectacular to overlook. Here's more description from Space.com.