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Tag Archives: Marathon Valley
The evolution of Endeavour Crater
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Madison Hughes and five co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Degradation of Endeavour Crater Based on Orbital and Rover‐Based Observations in Combination With Landscape Evolution Modeling • Landscape evolution modeling indicates … Continue reading
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Tagged Bopolu Crater, Burns Formation, Cape Byron, Cape Dromedary, Cape Tribulation, crater lakes, Endeavour Crater, fluvial erosion, Grasberg Formation, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley, wind erosion
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Gathering the rocks of Meridiani Planum
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Michael Bouchard and Bradley Joliff recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] A Systematic Method for Classifying and Grouping Late Noachian and Early Hesperian Rock Targets Analyzed by the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged Botany Bay, Burns Formation, Cape York, Eagle Crater, Endeavour Crater, Endurance Crater, Gagarin, Grasberg Formation, Marathon Valley, Marquette, Mars Exploration Rover, Matijevic Formation, MER, Meridiani Planum, Murray Ridge, NASA, Opportunity, Shoemaker Formation, Solander Point, Victoria Crater
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Opportunity report by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society
January 4, 2017: Opportunity Wraps 2016, Heads into 2017 Toward 13th Anniversary: As 2016 came to an end and 2017 rang in, Opportunity was working the first leg of the ascent up the rugged western rim of Endeavour Crater on … Continue reading
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Tagged Beacon Rock, Bitterroot Valley, Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Wharton Ridge, Willamette Valley
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Tracking Opportunity by HiRISE
[Editor note: Blog post by Emily Lakdawalla, the Planetary Society] After analyzing the HiRISE coverage of the Curiosity landing site, I thought it would be easier to analyze Opportunity coverage, because I’d developed some good strategies along the way. Although … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, The Planetary Society
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Opportunity report, Sol 4510, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society
October 5, 2016: Opportunity Exits Marathon Valley then Rocks Spirit Mound: It was another September to remember for the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) mission as Opportunity cruised through the Lewis and Clark Gap and out of Marathon Valley, then hiked … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Gasconade, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Spirit Mound
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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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