Mars Today: Watching Over the Rover

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, sporting the latest in camera and radio technology, is capable of spotting objects only a few feet across. This approximate-color image reveals rippled dunes on the floor of Victoria Crater, whose rim has been scalloped by winds and sandstorms. Within this crater the Opportunity rover--just slightly too small to see here--is studying the landscape up close, finding evidence of ancient, salty waters on Mars.