This photo was taken by the robotic rover Opportunity on Mars. This photo shows yet another small crater discovered on Mars. It is called Intrepid Crater which is a 20-meter across impact basin a little larger than Nereus Crater that Opportunity discovered last year. This photo is said to be accurate in color but horizontally compressed to fit a wide angle panorama. Intrepid Crater was named after the lunar module Intrepid that carried Apollo 12 astronauts ot Earth's Moon 41 years ago last month. Peaks from the rim of large Endeavour Crater, visible on the horizon, lie beyond Intrepid Crater and past long patches of rusty. Scientists predict that Opportunity may reach Endeavour sometime next year if it can avoid ridged rocks and soft sand.
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