Tag Archives: La Joya

Opportunity field report, July 5, 2018

Posted on July 6, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5135, July 5, 2018: Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: Opportunity is hunkered down in the floor of Perseverance Valley here on the inner wall of Endeavour … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Giving La Joya the brush-off

Posted on June 6, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5104, June 3, 2018. Opportunity’s current close-up target for the Microscopic Imager is a brushed-off part of the La Joya outcrop (above). At right, the front Hazcam shows the general scene to the south of the rover. Click either … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: La Joya, take 2

Posted on May 23, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5093, May 23, 2018. After taking one close-up on the La Joya target rock, the Microscopic Imager shifted position for another close-up of the rock (above), which partly overlaps with the first. (Click the image to enlarge it.) A … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Looking at La Joya

Posted on May 21, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5091, May 21, 2018. Mission scientists commanded the rover to use its Microscopic Imager to shoot a 2×3 composite image of part of the rock dubbed La Joya. In the plans is an additional survey of a different part … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: La Joya and disturbed soil

Posted on May 18, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5087, May 16, 2018. Opportunity is parked at La Salinera, an exposed outcrop on the edge of Persevereance Valley. Scientists are using the Pancam to take multi-colored images of targets nearby, producing false-color composite images that reveal differences in … Continue reading →

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