Mars Photo of the Day - Oct 4 2011

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Today's Image of Mars is of Shoemaker Ridge, which is the next destination for Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity.  Once again, Stuart Atkinson of The Road to Endeavour assembled and colored this amazing image. His work helps excite the whole world about Opportunity's exploration by transforming the raw images into beautiful scenes that make everyone who sees them envious of the Mars rover. 

Shoemaker ridge promises to provide a spectacular view of the surrounding area and very possibly the most amazing photos of Mars yet! We will definitely keep you updated with the Mars Photo of the Day!

This photo links to the post on The Road to Endeavour where this image of shoemaker ridge was compiled and colored from Oppy's raw images. 

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Mars Photo of the Day - Sept 23 2011

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Today's Mars Photo was taken by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's HiRISE Camera and shows Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity at the rim of Endeavour Crater.  This view of Oppy is one of the clearest of the rover on the rim of Endeavour Crater, but just in case you can't see it, it is pointed out in the animation.

The colorization and animation of this image were once again done by The Road to Endeavour and so the image will link to the article which hosts this picture.  

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Mars Photo of the Day - Sept 12 2011

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Today's Mars Photo shows more of the fascinating rocks that surround Odyssey Crater. This image from Mars was taken on Sol 2707, but just arrived today (Sol 2714). The beauty of the Martian landscape never ceases to amaze me. I know a lot of people would like to travel to Mars so we could see with our own eyes the magnificence that Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity bears witness to day in and day out.

These rocks will likely be bypassed as Oppy makes its way to Cape York, but there are sure to be many more along the way! Click on this image to see the original, much larger image ans soak it in!

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Mars Photo of the Day - Sept 10 2011

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Today's Mars Photo will take us back to Sol 2347 of Mars Exploration Opportunity's time exploring Mars. This image is largely symbolic of Opportunity's overall experience on Mars. There have been many ups and down along the way, but the Mars Rover has stayed the course and continued doing science no matter the obstacles arrayed against it. We have learned more from Opportunity then anyone could have hoped. That little rover affectionately called Oppy, has continued to push the boundaries of human knowledge and exploration, even when most of humanity seems content staying on this little rock we called Earth.

The road behind us is full of hills and valleys and the road ahead promises more of the same, but if we stay the course and keep going no matter the impediments arrayed against us we will become stronger and wiser for it.

This image is larger even than the original, so clicking on the image will instead take you to a blog that has been dedicated to Oppy's Road To Endeavour for years. 

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