http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2010/11/19/5496039-mars-shots-pay-tribute-to-moonshot?chromedomain=photoblog


It seems obvious that the source for this paragraph was a metric news release, 
but, no, AP couldn't have that:
 
The aptly named Opportunity is just past the halfway point in a years-long trek 
from Victoria Crater to the 13-mile-wide Endeavour Crater, which would be the 
biggest impact site ever explored on Mars. Intrepid and Yankee Clipper are puny 
in comparison, measuring about 66 feet (20 meters) and 33 feet (10 meters) 
wide, 
respectively. Intrepid is about the same size as Eagle Crater, the place into 
which Opportunity rolled during its "hole-in-one" landing on Mars, almost seven 
years ago. (In case you're wondering, Eagle Crater was named after the Apollo 
11 
lunar module. Remember? "The Eagle has landed.")
Since Opportunity's landing in January 2004, the rover has rolled 15.53 miles 
(25 kilometers), which serves as a milestone in the metric system.
 
Much of the data comes from this release, which is mostly metric-primary:
http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/newsroom/pressreleases/20101118a.html

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