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Tag Archives: Knudsen Ridge
Opportunity report, Sol 4481, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society
September 5, 2016: Opportunity Gets in the Groove, Wraps Science Marathon Valley: Opportunity got in the groove at Endeavour Crater in August finishing the last of her science assignments in Marathon Valley, the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) team prepared for … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Gibraltar II, Hinners Point, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, Matijevic Formation, MER, Muffler II, NASA, Opportunity, Sleepy II, Wharton Ridge
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Opportunity: Southward the course
Sol 4485, September 5, 2016. After passing through Lews and Clark Gap, Opportunity drove 23 meters (75 feet) toward the southeast, across the sloping inner rim of Endeavour Crater. The image above (click to enlarge, 2.6 MB) shows the post-drive … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Gibraltar II, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Wharton Ridge
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Opportunity: Wharton Ridge, two Pancam views
Sols 4483-84, September 3-4, 2016. Two views of Wharton Ridge, taken by the Pancam as Opportunity transited Lewis and Clark Gap. The view above (1.2 MB) is from Sol 4484, and looks down the long axis of the ridge. Below … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Wharton Ridge
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Opportunity field report, September 2, 2016
Sol 4482, September 2, 2016; Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: Opportunity has arrived at “Lewis and Clark Gap” with a new view to the south. It is about … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Wharton Ridge
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Opportunity: Through the Gap and onward
Sol 4482, September 2, 2016. Opportunity rolled through Lewis and Clark Gap and is driving onward into new territory to the south. Above, a Navcam composite looking down Wharton Ridge from the Gap (click to enlarge, 1.6 MB), and at … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Wharton Ridge
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Opportunity: Approaching the Gap
Sol 4481, September 1, 2016. At about 3 p.m. local time, Opportunity stood not far from Lewis and Clark Gap when the Navcam took this composite. Rock-covered Wharton Ridge lies ahead downslope, while visible at right is the lower end … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Wharton Ridge
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Opportunity: Wharton Ridge
Sol 4480, August 31, 2016. The Pancam shot a five-frame composite of Wharton Ridge, through which the Lewis and Clark Gap passes. The gap is the smooth rock-free area at the upslope end of the ridge. (Robert Wharton was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Wharton Ridge
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Opportunity: Driving to the Gap
Sol 4479, August 30, 2016. Three Navcam shots show the way ahead after Opportunity’s 15-meter (50-foot) drive toward Lewis and Clark Gap (arrowed). The Gap will be the rover’s pathway through Knudsen Ridge and out of Marathon Valley, as Opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity
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Opportunity: Lewis and Clark Gap
Sol 4476, August 27, 2016. The rover’s next destination is an area called Lewis and Clark Gap, which lies toward the south side of Marathon Valley. This trio of Pancam images shows part of the area. The left frame is … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity
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Opportunity report, Sol 4451, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society
August 3, 2016: Opportunity Nears End of Marathon Valley Tour, Team Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Viking: …Opportunity worked some of the last of her science assignments in Marathon Valley and the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) team celebrated its 10th mission … Continue reading
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Tagged Bashful II, Endeavour Crater, Hinners Point, Knudsen Ridge, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Sleepy II
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