Tag Archives: Ulysses Crater

Opportunity: Approaching Ulysses Crater

Posted on September 17, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3785, September 16, 2014. Climbing higher and higher toward Ulysses Crater (off to the left). Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a location map.

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Opportunity: Ulysses Crater strewn field

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3780, September 11, 2014. Off the rear of the rover lies a strewn field of rocks, most of them likely ejecta from the Ulysses Crater impact. The lower slopes of the crater lie at upper right in this three-frame-Navcam … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Ejecta rock collection in color

Posted on September 11, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3778, September 9, 2014. The Pancam made close-up views of several of the rocks lying near the rover, which were probably thrown out by the Ullysses Crater impact (see previous post).  These false-color images were created by Holger Isenberg … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Ejecta from Ulysses Crater

Posted on September 11, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3778, September 9, 2014. Sharp-edged rocks lie scattered across the ground near Opportunity. These rocks were likely ejected by the meteorite impact that blasted Ulysses Crater, which sits at the southwest end of Wdowiak Ridge. The lower parts of … Continue reading →

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