Mars Rover Opportunity Heads Uphill (NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration)

(Source: NASA - The National Aeronautics and Space Administration) NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity captured this southward uphill view after beginning to ascend the northwestern slope of "Solander Point" on the western rim of Endeavour Crater. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech › Full image and caption October 23, 2013 Mars Exploration Rover Mission Status Report PASADENA, Calif. -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover has begun climbing "Solander Point," the northern tip of the tallest hill it has encountered in the mission's nearly 10 Earth years on Mars. Guided by mineral mapping from orbit, the rover is exploring outcrops on the northwestern slopes of...