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Opportunity: Disturbed ground near Gasconade

Posted on October 20, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4527, October 18, 2016. Above is a front Hazcam view of an area near Gasconade where Opportunity has spun around and disturbed the ground with its wheels. The two small light-toned rocks (arrow) are of interest as perhaps showing … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Exploring at Gasconade

Posted on October 13, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4521, October 12, 2016. Parked at the Gasconade site, Opportunity has placed the Marion target (right) in the workplane of the instrument arm. (False-color reconstruction from Pancam frames by Holger Isenberg.) Above, the Navcam takes in the scene looking … Continue reading →

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Opportunity report, Sol 4510, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society

Posted on October 5, 2016 by rburnham

October 5, 2016: Opportunity Exits Marathon Valley then Rocks Spirit Mound: It was another September to remember for the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) mission as Opportunity cruised through the Lewis and Clark Gap and out of Marathon Valley, then hiked … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Close-up on Gasconade

Posted on October 3, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4512, October 3, 2016. The Microscopic Imager takes a multi-frame composite (2 MB) of target Gasconade at Spirit Mound (right). Above, the front Hazcam captures the bigger picture. Click either image to enlarge it. Opportunity raw images, its latest … Continue reading →

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