This impact crater was named in honor of HMS Beagle of the Royal Navy, ordered in February 1817, which carried Charles Darwin on his voyage round the world.

Opportunity used its panoramic camera and miniature thermal emission spectrometer on a distant potential meteorite; those instruments also completed an observation of the sky and ground.

The rover also searched for clouds with its navigation camera and observed the sky and ground with its miniature thermal emission spectrometer.

The rover supported a Mars Express overflight, and did remote sensing with its panoramic camera and miniature thermal emission spectrometer.

A panoramic camera survey in front of the rover will be conducted to help pick a soil target for this weekend's robotic arm activity.