Opportunity’s Odyssey
January 21, 2015After almost 11 years of stop-and-go driving to give its controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory a chance to steer, the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached the highest point on its planned route. The summit of “Cape Tribulation” is 25.8 mi. (41.6 km) from Opportunity's landing site, as the rover drives.