Tag Archives: Lindbergh Mound

Opportunity: False-color surface rocks & dirt

Posted on June 4, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 4037, June 3, 2015. A false-color composite by Holger Isenberg of seven Pancam images reveals variations in the mineralogy of the rocks and dirt in front of the rover. (Click the image to load a larger version.) This area lies … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Eastward vista

Posted on June 2, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 4036, June 2, 2015. A Navcam composite ranges from the Cape Tribulation summit at far left, past Swann Hill, the low entrance to Marathon Valley in the center, to the Lindbergh Mound rock pile at right. The far rim … Continue reading →

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Opportunity field report: April 3, 2015

Posted on April 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 3978 (April 3, 2015) Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: Opportunity has been examining a bright outcrop here before getting on with the business of exploring Marathon Valley. … Continue reading →

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

Posted on April 3, 2015 by rburnham

April 3, 2015: Opportunity Finishes First Marathon on Another Planet and Roves On It began as a day like thousands of others for the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) mission, but it ended in a way no other sol or Martian … Continue reading →

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