Friday, October 13, 2006

A Mars Rover has been found by a Mars orbital satellite. The Mars Reconnaisance Orbiter used its " HiRISE" camera to see the rover Opportunity near the rim of Victoria Crater in Meridiani Planum. You can also see its shadow on the Martian surface and wheel tracks in the Martian soil behind it. The HiRISE image also reveals eroded segments of the crater rim and other landscape features in great detail. Here's the story .