Shadow of a Martian Robot
What if you saw your shadow on Mars and it wasn't
human?
Then you might have been the
Opportunity rover
exploring Mars.
Opportunity explored the
red planet from 2004 to 2018, finding
evidence of ancient water,
and sending breathtaking images across the inner
Solar System.
Pictured here in 2004, Opportunity looks opposite the Sun into
Endurance Crater and sees its own
shadow.
Two wheels are visible on the lower left and right,
while the floor and walls of the unusual crater are
visible in the background.
Caught in a dust storm
in 2018, last week NASA stopped trying to contact
Opportunity
and declared the
ground-breaking mission,
originally planned for only 92 days,
complete.