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Location of Opportunity at Solander Point

This image shows the location of the rover-containing section of new color image in relation to Solander Point.

July 17, 2013

This image shows the location of the rover-containing section of new color image in relation to Solander Point. North is up. The scale bar is 250 meters (820 feet).

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona

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