This view combines frames taken by the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars
Exploration Rover Opportunity on the rover's 652nd through 663rd Martian
days, or sols (Nov. 23 to Dec. 5, 2005), at the edge of "Erebus Crater."
The mosaic is presented as a vertical projection. This type of projection
provides a true-to-scale overhead view of the rover deck and nearby
surrounding terrain. The view here shows outcrop rocks, sand dunes, and
other features out to a distance of about 25 meters (82 feet) from the
rover. Opportunity examined targets on the outcrop called "Rimrock" in
front of the rover, testing the mobility and operation of Opportunity's
robotic arm. The view shows examples of the dunes and ripples that
Opportunity has been crossing as the rover drives on the Meridiani
plains.
This view is a false-color composite of images taken through the camera's
750-nanometer, 530-nanometer and 430-nanometer filters. This kind of
false-color scheme emphasizes differences in composition among the
different kinds of materials that the rover is exploring.
