In this image released by NASA, a portion of the west rim of Endeavour crater on Mars sweeps southward  from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover 'Opportunity'.

This crater -- with a diameter of about 14 miles (22 kilometers) -- is more than 25 times wider than any that 'Opportunity' has previously approached during its 90 months on Mars.

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