Cleaner NASA Rover Sees Its Shadow in Martian Spring – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Opportunity rover on Mars is becoming artistic in its old age: Shadow Portrait of NASA Rover Opportunity on Martian Slope NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity caught its own silhouette in this late-afternoon image taken by the rover’s rear hazard avoidance camera. 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