Opportunity celebrates Christmas/New Year on Mars marching to ancient, water-carved gully

Friday, December 30, 2016 - 06:51 in Astronomy & Space

On the brink of 4600 Sols of a profoundly impactful life, NASA's long lived Opportunity rover celebrates the Christmas/New Year's holiday season on Mars marching relentlessly towards an ancient water carved gully along the eroded rim of vast Endeavour crater – the next science target on her incredible journey traversing across never before seen Red Planet terrains.

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