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Opportunity report, Sol 4630, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society

February 5, 2017: Opportunity Celebrates the Big 1-3, Begins 14th Year of Ops!: As people all around Earth partied and watched fireworks signal the launch of 2017, some 45 million miles away the New Year got off to a start … Continue reading

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Opportunity: Fort Thompson

Sol 4629, January 31, 2017. With Opportunity parked on the rim facing south, mission scientists positioned the instrument arm so as to examine a target — Fort Thompson — lying on the ground directly in front of the rover. Above, … Continue reading

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Opportunity: Southwestward the course

Sol 4627, January 29, 2017. Rover pilots use the Pancam’s narrower field of view — one-third that of the Navcam — to scout farther ahead in the direction they plan to drive. Here the Pancam made a three-frame composite of … Continue reading

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Opportunity: Gazing at Mt. Jefferson

Sol 4625, January 27, 2017. Opportunity has reached the approximate crest of the Cape Tribulation segment of Endeavour Crater’s rim. Following a 19-meter (61-foot) drive southward, the rover’s Navcam shot a three-frame composite of Mt. Jefferson. This large knob dotted … Continue reading

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