- Original Caption Released with Image:
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The left rear wheel of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity makes
slow but steady progress through soft dune material in this movie clip of
frames taken by the rover's rear hazard identification camera over a
period of several days. The sequence starts on Opportunity's 460th
martian day, or sol (May 10, 2005) and ends 11 days later. In eight
drives during that period, Opportunity advanced a total of 26 centimeters
(10 inches) while spinning its wheels enough to have driven 46 meters
(151 feet) if there were no slippage. The motion appears to speed up near
the end of the clip, but that is an artifact of individual frames being
taken less frequently.
- Image Credit:
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NASA/JPL
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