This small image doesn’t do justice. Go to NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day site for the full 3354-pixel wide version and spend a few quiet moments gazing at the breathtaking beauty of another planet.
This is the stadium-sized Victoria Crater, which the rover Opportunity reached a couple of weeks ago.
Richard, who couldn’t post this himself for some reason, had also noted some grand photos of Victoria Crater at http://hiroc.lpl.arizona.edu/. What’s truly amazing is the image taken from orbit which shows _Opportunity_ sitting at the edge of the crater — and even its tracks across the sand!
If this is what we can see on the Martian surface, imagine what the National Reconnaissance Office can see in _your_ back yard right now here on Earth!
Oh, be nice.
Nice to whom? You, Richard, or the NRO?
Me. I didn’t post ’em here because… well… oh just feck off!
Is this turning into a Black World Blog?