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Re: Mars rover works its way out of crater
Actually, MSNBC jumped the gun a little bit (no surprise there). Opportunity is still within the boundaries of Victoria Crater for at least one more sol (Mars day). She is currently poised just inside the regolith ripple that defines the border of the crater. Tomorrow, if everything goes as planned, the command to drive forward across the ripple and out of the crater will be sent to the rover. She will basically follow the same path out of the crater that was used to enter. This will allow the science team to look back at the tracks left by Opportunity as she entered the crater a year ago, and examine them for changes, alterations, and environmental effects. After that, she will drive back out on the flats of Meridiani Planum, and begin the "cobble campaign" of investigations (probably starting Monday, if all goes according to plan).
-dave
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