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Looking NW over Spirit of St. Louis Crater

Posted on April 30, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 4004, April 30, 2015. If the enigmatic dark feature named Spirit of St. Louis were a clock face, Opportunity would currently be at about 4 o’clock. This four-frame Navcam composite looks toward the northwest across the dark infill in … Continue reading →

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Opportunity’s Sol 4000, Spirit of St. Louis Crater

Posted on April 30, 2015 by rburnham

An elongated crater called “Spirit of St. Louis,” with a rock spire in it, dominates a recent scene from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. Opportunity completed its 4,000th Martian day, or sol, of work on … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: At Lone Eagle, seen in false color

Posted on April 29, 2015 by rburnham

Sols 4000-4003 [!], April 26-29, 2015. Opportunity has begun its investigation of the enigmatic crater Spirit of St. Louis at an outcrop dubbed Lone Eagle. Above is a false-color composite by Holger Isenberg of two Pancam frames from Sol 4000. … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Spirit of St. Louis Crater puzzles

Posted on March 30, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 3974, March 29, 2015. While the rover’s instrument arm is busy with the Athens outcrop, the Pancam looks generally eastward over Spirit of St. Louis Crater (left side). In the distance stands the hazy profile of Endeavour Crater’s far … Continue reading →

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