NASA Releases Images from Mars Rover

Photo of "Victoria Crater" on Mars captured by the rover Opportunity.

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NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has returned images from "Victoria Crater" on the Martian surface. This crater is the rover's long-term destination, and scientists are thrilled with the images. The crater is some 800 meters (one-half a mile) wide and some 70 meters deep. Sandy ripples, created by weathering from Martian winds, form the bottom of the crater. The rocky heights on the left foreground are called "Cape Verde."

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