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Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 05, 2010 On Sol 2193 (March 26, 2010), Opportunity drove about 68 meters (223 feet) towards a pair of highly eroded craters. On the next sol, the rover performed a drive-by imaging of the twin craters, covering about 55 meters (180 feet). Further driving next to the twin craters was performed on Sol 2197 (March 30, 2010), getting a good look inside, with the rover covering about 30 meters (98 feet) of distance. On Sol 2199 (April 1, 2010), Opportunity left the area of the twin craters with a 50-meter (164-foot) drive and resumed her push toward Endeavour, still many kilometers away. Opportunity will rest from driving on Sol 2200 (April 2, 2010) to recharge her batteries. As of Sol 2199 (April 1, 2010), the solar array energy production was 238 watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (tau) of 0.371 and a dust factor of 0.501. Total odometry is 20,245.20 meters (20.25 kilometers, or 12.58 miles).
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