Interesting pictures are back using the IDD microscopic imager camera to take shots of conditions below the rover. Even though the shots are blurry, it's evident there's this pointy rock hitting the undercarriage with the wheels partially buried in dust.

I give them about a 50/50 chance of getting out of this one. It'd be no problem if all wheels were working but there's going to have to be an element of luck involved that everything works out with that one wheel nothing more than an anchor. If they can't get it to move, how frustrating to have all that power and no place to go. Lots of pictures of the same spot are going to get real old real fast.

I'm pretty frustrated we're not going balls to the wall with Oppy to get to Endeavor Crater. I know they're concerned with higher than normal currents on one of the wheels but, with the age of these workhorses, any component could fail on any day without any warning. It sure feels like pushing the limits right now in favor of distance would be the smart choice but that's just my impatience. Meteorites? Been there done that. Sure seems redundant caring about random rocks along the trail when there's such a compelling prize on the horizon. All in all though, I'll certainly go with whatever the engineers and scientists decide. Their track record is darn near perfect.

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