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Tag Archives: Willamette Valley
Opportunity: Soft ground
Sol 4591, December 23, 2016. A patch of soft ground directly in front of the rover led mission controllers to roll Opportunity back downhill 0.7 meter (about 2 feet), while they assess the best route forward. Above, the view by … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Willamette Valley
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Opportunity: Beacon Rock skyline
Sol 4590, December 22, 2016. In the last two sols, Opportunity drove a short distance (6.4 meters, 21 feet) up the slope. From there, the Pancam took a westward-facing profile of Beacon Rock on the skyline (above). From this lower … Continue reading
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Tagged Beacon Rock, Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Willamette Valley
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Opportunity field report, December 20, 2016
Sol 4588, December 20, 2016; Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: Not a boring flat terrain, but heroically rugged terrain — Hopefully the brakes are good! For a rover that … Continue reading
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Tagged Beacon Rock, Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, Mount Jefferson, NASA, Opportunity, Willamette Valley
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