From A.J.S. Rayl’s blog at The Planetary Society: “Opportunity got off to a bumpy start in June, but the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission pressed on, continuing the exploration of Murray Ridge at the western rim of Endeavour Crater. And, by month’s end, as the MER team was honoring a colleague from across the Pond on Earth, the robot field geologist was driving to another fine finish at an outcrop that may reveal more about the watery, life nourishing environment that was once here long, long ago…” [More at link]
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