NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has been tentatively checking out the northern rim of Victoria Crater, gathering as much science data as it can before going down inside. Mission controllers announced yesterday that they’re ready to push the rover „over the edge“, and send it on a potentially one-way journey down into the crater.
The plan is that Opportunity will head into the crater on either July 7th or July 9th.
NASA Mars Rover Ready for Descent Into Crater