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It's going to be tricky for JPL engineers to keep Opportunity out of the crater's shadows inside.

I realize that JPL engineers have taken that into consideration.
And they know that the onset of the martian winter is approaching,
with the martian winter solstice a few months from now.
Of course that means fewer daylight hours, the sun
lower on the martian horizon, and lengthy shadows inside Endurance Crater.
It's gonna be tricky for JPL engineers to keep Opportunity out of the
shadow-zone inside Endurance.
Hope they manage.

Jacob

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