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Tag Archives: North Wall
Opportunity: RATting on Aguas Calientes
Sol 5026, March 15, 2018. For the first time in more than a year, Opportunity’s mission team put the rover’s Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) to work on a target: Aguas Calientes, part of the large Ysleta del Sur outcrop. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, North Wall, Nueva Vizcaya, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley, Ysleta del Sur
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Opportunity: Checking out the North Wall
Sol 4993, February 9, 2018. With a short drive, Opportunity is parked next to the outcrop dubbed the North Wall. This is one of the features that delineate the Perseverance Valley channel. Above is a three-frame Navcam composite, at right … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, North Wall, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley
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Opportunity: Perseverance Valley outcrops
Sol 4990, February 5, 2018. Opportunity’s mission controllers backed the rover up a short distance after examining the rock named Jornada del Muerto (arrow). The low rise beyond the arrow has been dubbed the North Wall, and the broad outcrop … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, Endeavour Crater, Jornada del Muerto, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, North Wall, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley, Robledo
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