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Opportunity field report, December 20, 2016

Posted on December 20, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4588, December 20, 2016; Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: Not a boring flat terrain, but heroically rugged terrain — Hopefully the brakes are good! For a rover that … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Onward and upward

Posted on December 20, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4588, December 20, 2016. Opportunity drove about 21 meters (69 feet) upslope, then stopped and took a five-frame Navcam composite (2.8 MB) centered on azimuth 252° (west-southwest). At far left lies a glimpse of Endeavour Crater’s south rim and … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Driving up the hill

Posted on December 19, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4587, December 19, 2016. The rover’s Navcam took the composite image above following a 31-meter (102-foot) drive uphill the day before (note Opportunity’s wheel tracks). The view (3.1 MB) looks generally east. Also on Sol 4587, the Pancam shot … Continue reading →

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