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January 2, 2005

This image from the panoramic camera on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity features the remains of the heat shield that protected the rover from temperatures of up to 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit as it made its way through the martian atmosphere. The view is of the main heat shield debris seen from approximately 10 meters (about 33 feet) away from it. This two-frame mosaic was taken on the rover's 335th martian day, or sol, (Jan. 2, 2005).