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This image taken at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows a rover test
drive up a manmade slope. The slope simulates one that the Mars
Exploration Rover Opportunity will face on Mars if it is sent commands
to explore rock outcrop that lies farther into "Endurance Crater." Using
sand, dirt and rocks, scientists and engineers at JPL constructed the
overall platform of the slope at a 25-degree angle, with a 40-degree step
in the middle. The test rover successfully descended and climbed the
platform, adding confidence that Opportunity could cross a similar hurdle
in Endurance Crater.
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NASA/JPL
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