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Mars Rover Opportunity Captures Its Shadow
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Uploaded by: apphotos — Thursday May 24, 2012 — Pasadena, CA (Current Weather Conditions)

In this undated image provided by NASA, Mars Rover Opportunity catches its own late-afternoon shadow in a view eastward across Endeavour Crater on Mars. The view is presented in false color to make some differences between materials easier to see, such as the dark sandy ripples and dunes on the crater's distant floor. Opportunity has been studying the western rim of Endeavour Crater since arriving there in August 2011. (AP Photo/NASA/JPL-Caltech/Cornell/Arizona State University)

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1. chilisquesoftw 12:32 AM GMT on May 25, 2012    
Those are some dusty solar panels!
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2. mauidave 1:21 AM GMT on May 25, 2012    
Thats just cool. thanks for sharing.
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3. coiltesla3 5:02 AM GMT on May 25, 2012    
Incredible content! we want more! THANKS AP
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4. minnesotamom 12:16 PM GMT on May 25, 2012    
Wow! Thanks for posting this--some days I forget to go on other sites showing things happening out in space!
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5. james34 1:33 PM GMT on May 25, 2012    
They need to make a machine that washes off those solar panels.
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6. WurzelDave 5:24 PM GMT on May 25, 2012    
Proof if ever it were needed that Mars is a dusty place!
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7. AsylumRat 5:49 PM GMT on May 25, 2012    
What it needs is a compressed o2 tank and an onboard compressor to refill it when the panels are clean. It could be built as a very low power draw device-as it could spend plenty of time working on the task.
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8. Lodestar53 10:33 PM GMT on May 25, 2012    
Considering they were both designed for a 90 day mission Opportunity doesn't seem to want to quit! And to think they were built "on the cheap" and comprised two of the least expensive missions, ever.
-Lee
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9. EndlessHorizon 6:54 AM GMT on May 26, 2012    
Now THAT's what I call playing outside! :^)

Thanks for posting this. I follow these missions, but I missed this shot.
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