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NASA's "Man" On Mars Nears Victoria Crater

Posted Sep 09, 2006 at 07:02AM by Alaric S. Listed in: NASA, Space Missions Tags: Mars, NASA, crater, rover, St. Louis
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The Mars rover Opportunity, NASA's "other main man" on Mars, is about to reach the rim of the crater known as Victoria. The crater, which is approximately half a mile wide and 230 feet deep, is one of Opportunity's major stop-overs on the Red Planet. The crater is named after one of the five ships of Ferdinand Magellan and the first ship to circumnavigate the Blue Planet.

"Victoria has been our destination for more than half the mission," said Ray Arvidson of St. Louis's Washington University, the deputy principal investigator for Opportunity and Spirit, another rover. "Examination of the rocks exposed in the walls of the crater will greatly increase our understanding of past conditions on Mars and the role of water."

NASA described the two rovers' accomplishments as equivalent to 10 prime missions. While the space agency could not predict the lifespan of Opportunity and Spirit, they have said that they intend to get the best possible data out of the rovers for as long as possible.

The rovers, which NASA considers as national treasures, have been on Mars since January 2004.

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