The photo taken on October 22 is of Victoria Crater on Mars. This crater is recorded as the largest one ever taken by a rover sent by NASA. The journey to this crater has been a 2 year goal for the roller expeditions. The Endurance Crater took around 6 months to fully explore; however, the Victoria Crater is around 5 times in diameter larger than Endurance. Opportunity reached Victoria one year ago and has been conducting research on it ever since. Large dust storms have been hindering the exploration. It took quite awhile to find a safe route into the crater.
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