Tag Archives: Wdowiak Ridge

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

December 3, 2014: Opportunity roves from Wdowiak Ridge into network of fractures. As a large, threatening regional dust storm blowing across the southern hemisphere of Mars continued to degrade and the skies over Endeavour Crater began to clear, veteran Mars Exploration … Continue reading

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Opportunity: Going uphill in reverse gear

Sol 3839, November 11, 2014. The rover, driving in reverse, is steering a straight path as it heads uphill to the south, away from Wdowiak Ridge, seen in the background at right. This late afternoon view (4:07 p.m. local time) … Continue reading

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

November 4, 2014: Opportunity Images Comet, Ducks Storm, Departs Ulysses. As winds whirled and converged to the west of Endeavour Crater, spewing rust red dust upward and obscuring the skies, Opportunity’s power dropped dramatically in October, but the Mars Exploration … Continue reading

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Opportunity: Ejecta, sand ripples, and a view

Sol 3828, October 30, 2014. Opportunity is working its way higher up Wdowiak Ridge on Cape Tribulation, leaving Ulysses Crater behind — but the rover is still within the Ulysses impact debris field. The rocks in the left foreground may … Continue reading

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Opportunity: Looking north

Sol 3825, October 27, 2014. The rover’s left Navcam takes in the view over Wdowiak Ridge, with the rim of Ulysses Crater just visible in the center foreground. In the distance beyond lie the Solander Point and Cape York rim … Continue reading

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Opportunity: Jagged block of ejecta

Sol 3825, October 27, 2014. Opportunity is rolling uphill toward the south, away from Ulysses Crater, but higher on Cape Tribulation. Motoring in reverse, the rover’s right rear Hazcam catches a jagged chunk of rock (top; contrast adjusted), probably thrown … Continue reading

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Opportunity: Dusty days at Endeavour

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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Opportunity: Crimson Tide at Birmingham rock

Sol 3819, October 21, 2014. Exploring in the Ulysses Crater ejecta field on Wdowiak Ridge, the rover team is currently studying a roundish rock dubbed Birmingham and a target area on it named Crimson Tide. Birmingham, about half a meter … Continue reading

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Opportunity: Comet Siding Spring at dawn

Sol 3817, October 19, 2014. The comet (indicated) stands in the eastern sky before dawn in this 50-second Pancam exposure. Background stars and image artifacts are noted in the key image below.           Shortcut to Sol … Continue reading

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Opportunity: Panorama at Wdowiak Ridge

The latest fieldwork site for NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, which has been examining a series of Martian craters since 2004, is on the slope of a prominent hill jutting out of the rim of a large crater and bearing … Continue reading

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