And even as the rover works through aging problems, the science team is still able to push it further—it just crested 41 kilometers (25.48 miles) on Sol Sol 3,836 (around Nov. 9)! Check out some recent pictures from the rover below.
The NASA machine is roaming the west edge of Endeavour Crater on its way to an area nicknamed "Marathon Valley", which could contain clay minerals. Clays are considered a sign of water being in a region in the ancient past, which feeds into NASA's ongoing search for habitable environments on Mars.
By the way, Opportunity is now just shy of a marathon's worth of driving on Mars (which would be 26 miles, or 41.8 kilometers). In the meantime, we've collected some raw images from Opportunity to share. What new horizons will the plucky rover find next, as it draws close to its 11th anniversary on Mars in January?
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