Sol 4139, September 15, 2015. Opportunity is examining the target dubbed Pvt. George Gibson, seen above in a pair of Navcam frames. At right is a false-color Pancam image of the target area (by Holger Isenberg). (Click images to enlarge.)
This target forms part of the “reddish banded” outcrops that scientists are investigating to determine if they are related to the phyllosilicate clay minerals detected in Marathon Valley from orbit.
Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, a location map. and atmospheric opacity, known as tau.