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Web Special: Welcome to Mars' Victoria Crater

10-70-2006 · Science News Online

With stunningly powerful vision, the HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has taken a remarkable picture that shows the exploration rover Opportunity poised on the rim of Victoria Crater on Mars.

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