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Opportunity: No word yet as skies begin to clear

Posted on August 29, 2018 by rburnham

NASA Mars Exploration Rover Status Report, August 23, 2018: No signal from Opportunity has been heard. The dust storm on Mars continues to decay. There has been no new storm activity within ~1,864 miles (3,000 kilometers) of the rover site. … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Science team continues to listen as storm diminishes

Posted on August 17, 2018 by rburnham

NASA Mars Exploration Rover Status Report, August 14, 2018: The planet-encircling dust storm on Mars continues to decay, although in fits and starts. Atmospheric opacity (tau) over the rover site was estimated down near 2.1, but then popped up to … Continue reading →

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Opportunity recovery efforts: Six things

Posted on August 16, 2018 by rburnham

NASA’s Opportunity rover has been silent since June 10, when a planet-encircling dust storm cut off solar power for the nearly-15-year-old rover. Now that scientists think the global dust storm is “decaying” — meaning more dust is falling out of … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Dusty days at Endeavour

Posted on October 24, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3820, October 22, 2014. Dust in the air turns sunlight hazy over Endeavour Crater.  This afternoon view (3:30 p.m. local time) looks northeast, down Wdowiak Ridge. The crater’s far rim, 22 kilometers away, is difficult to distinguish from the … Continue reading →

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