The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
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This perspective view in Meridiani Planum was generated from the high-resolution stereo camera on ESA’s Mars Express.
It shows a relatively flat and smooth foreground, which includes the landing ellipse of the ExoMars Entry, Descent and Landing Demonstrator Module.
Endeavour Crater, the current home to NASA’s Opportunity Rover, is in the background, while the crater in the foreground is known as Bopolu. Endeavour is about 22 km across, while Bopolu is 19 km wide. Surrounding Bopolu is the distinct pattern of crater ejecta – the debris thrown out from the surface during the impact event that formed the crater.