Did you guess correctly?  NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's robotic "rodent," known informally as the "Rat," has nibbled seven holes in the slope of "Endurance Crater."  Starting from the uppermost pictured (closest to the crater rim) to the lowest, they are: sol 138's "Tennessee," sol 143's "Cobblehill," sol 145's "Virginia," sol 148's "London," sol 151's "Grindstone," sol 153's "Kettlestone," and sol 161's "Drammensfjorden."  Still not satiated, the Rat will continue to chew on fresh targets in the coming sols.   


Image Credit:  NASA/JPL

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CAPTION WRITER:  Colleen Sharkey 818/625-0653 cell

RELEASE DATE:  July 23, 2004

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SUMMARY INFORMATION: navcam looking up slope of Endurance w/ RAT holes

NAME OF SUBMITTER:  Sharkey/Maki/Crisp

INSTITUTION: JPL

THEME/TEAM/GROUP:  Outreach/Imaging/Sci

SOL OF OBSERVATION:  169

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CAPTION:  Above


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