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Opportunity: Brushing Pierre Pinaut

Posted on May 3, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4362, May 1 2016. In preparing for grinding into the target dubbed Pierre Pinaut, Opportunity’s science team has brushed the surface to clear away dust and small pebbles. (The unbrushed view is here.) The image at right shows a … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Searching clays at the valley head

Posted on April 18, 2016 by rburnham

Sols 4346-7, April 15-16, 2016. Opportunity remains at the head of the valley as it shoots a multi-frame, multi-sol Pancam mosaic. This is to identify candidate targets for investigation that may be clay-rich. At right is a four-frame Microscopic Imager … Continue reading →

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