Tag Archives: Hinners Point

Opportunity: Mini-mesa in the valley

Posted on June 27, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4415-16, June 25-26, 2016. This little flat-topped feature, a mini-mesa sitting on the floor of Marathon Valley with the profile of a tree-stump, is probably an erosional remnant. The Navcam composite view was taken on Sol 4415 and looks northward … Continue reading →

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Opportunity wrapping it up at Marathon Valley

Posted on June 14, 2016 by rburnham

“Marathon Valley,” slicing through a large crater’s rim on Mars, has provided fruitful research targets for NASA’s Opportunity rover since July 2015, but the rover may soon move on. Opportunity recently collected a sweeping panorama from near the western end … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Pancam survey near valley’s head

Posted on May 24, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4383, May 23, 2016. Rover controllers directed the Panoramic Camera (Pancam) to make a survey 27 frames wide by one high showing Opportunity’s surroundings from its current location near the head of Marathon Valley. The frames were taken using … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 11, 2016 by rburnham

May 10, 2016: Opportunity Sleuths New Site for Smectites: After capturing a rare image of a dust devil whirling through the interior of Endeavour Crater at the end of March, Opportunity and the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) team pressed on … Continue reading →

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Opportunity field report, May 5, 2016

Posted on May 9, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4365, May 5, 2016; Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: Opportunity  arrived at its current location on sol 4345 to begin investigation of an outcrop on the crest … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Searching clays at the valley head

Posted on April 18, 2016 by rburnham

Sols 4346-7, April 15-16, 2016. Opportunity remains at the head of the valley as it shoots a multi-frame, multi-sol Pancam mosaic. This is to identify candidate targets for investigation that may be clay-rich. At right is a four-frame Microscopic Imager … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Looking downslope

Posted on April 7, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4338, April 7, 2016. After shooting the view upslope on Sol 4337, the Navcam continued its panorama from north (left side) through east to southeast (right). One frame from Sol 4337 (third from right) links the left and right … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Seeking targets upslope

Posted on April 6, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4337, April 6, 2016. Three Navcam frames sketch the upslope rocks, framed by the uppermost section of Knudsen Ridge on the left and part of Hinners Point on the right. Mission scientists are looking for the best places to … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Looking upslope

Posted on January 19, 2016 by rburnham

Sols 4256 & 4261, January 14 & 19, 2016. The rover’s Pancam has taken a three-shot profile looking upslope at the entrance to Marathon Valley. The lower outcrop at left is Knudsen Ridge, the higher one at right is Hinners … Continue reading →

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Opportunity prepares for active winter

Posted on September 25, 2015 by rburnham

NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is conducting a “walkabout” survey of “Marathon Valley,” where the rover’s operators plan to use the vehicle through the upcoming Martian winter, and beyond, to study the context for outcrops bearing clay minerals. Marathon Valley … Continue reading →

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