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Parallel wheel tracks extend down the right side of this image from top to bottom. Near the top and to the left of the tracks is the landing pad. Beyond the tracks, just below a flat horizon, is a light-colored rock outcrop. To the left of all that are horizontal ripples and multiple tracks made by the rover on its way out of the shallow crater where it landed.
Opportunity Captures "Lion King" Panorama
04/14/2004
Opportunity
The mighty rover Opportunity surveys the territory of its first home on the dusty plain of Meridiani.
This is a cropped portion of the approximate true-color panorama, dubbed "Lion King," which shows "Eagle Crater" and some of the surrounding plains of Meridiani Planum. It was obtained by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's panoramic camera on sols 58 and 60 using infrared (750-nanometer), green (530-nanometer) and blue (430-nanometer) filters.

The full "Lion King" panorama was taken in eight segments using six filters per segment, for a total of 558 images and more than 75 megabytes of data. Additional lower elevation tiers were added to ensure that the entire crater was covered in the mosaic.

This panorama depicts a story of exploration including the rover's lander, a thorough examination of the outcrop, a study of the soils at the near-side of the lander, a successful exit from Eagle Crater and finally the rover's next destination, the large crater dubbed "Endurance."

Image Credit: NASA/JPL/Cornell