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Mars rover reaches target crater

San Francisco Chronicle: Opportunity, the tireless rover exploring the surface of Mars, has finally reached the steep rim of a broad crater called Victoria, after a 21-month journey over sand dunes, rock-studded plains and smaller Martian craters, mission scientists reported Wednesday.

Posted by Jenny Corrado on September 28, 2006 9:15 AM |

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