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Tag Archives: Cape Tribulation
Opportunity: Wharton Ridge, two Pancam views
Sols 4483-84, September 3-4, 2016. Two views of Wharton Ridge, taken by the Pancam as Opportunity transited Lewis and Clark Gap. The view above (1.2 MB) is from Sol 4484, and looks down the long axis of the ridge. Below … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Wharton Ridge
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Opportunity field report, September 2, 2016
Sol 4482, September 2, 2016; Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: Opportunity has arrived at “Lewis and Clark Gap” with a new view to the south. It is about … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Wharton Ridge
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Opportunity: Through the Gap and onward
Sol 4482, September 2, 2016. Opportunity rolled through Lewis and Clark Gap and is driving onward into new territory to the south. Above, a Navcam composite looking down Wharton Ridge from the Gap (click to enlarge, 1.6 MB), and at … Continue reading
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Opportunity: Approaching the Gap
Sol 4481, September 1, 2016. At about 3 p.m. local time, Opportunity stood not far from Lewis and Clark Gap when the Navcam took this composite. Rock-covered Wharton Ridge lies ahead downslope, while visible at right is the lower end … Continue reading
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Opportunity: Wharton Ridge
Sol 4480, August 31, 2016. The Pancam shot a five-frame composite of Wharton Ridge, through which the Lewis and Clark Gap passes. The gap is the smooth rock-free area at the upslope end of the ridge. (Robert Wharton was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Wharton Ridge
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Opportunity: Driving to the Gap
Sol 4479, August 30, 2016. Three Navcam shots show the way ahead after Opportunity’s 15-meter (50-foot) drive toward Lewis and Clark Gap (arrowed). The Gap will be the rover’s pathway through Knudsen Ridge and out of Marathon Valley, as Opportunity … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity
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Opportunity: Lewis and Clark Gap
Sol 4476, August 27, 2016. The rover’s next destination is an area called Lewis and Clark Gap, which lies toward the south side of Marathon Valley. This trio of Pancam images shows part of the area. The left frame is … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Knudsen Ridge, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity
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Opportunity: Closeup on Muffler II
Sol 4470, August 20, 2016. The Microscopic Imager moves in on the target dubbed Muffler II. (Names here commemorate rocks and targets identified at the Viking 1 and 2 landing sites in the 1970s.) Click image to enlarge it. At … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity
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Opportunity: Looking down the Valley
Sol 4468, August 18, 2016. The Navcam took a semi-panorama (1 frame high by 7 frames wide) that started looking northeast and finished by pointing southwest. Above, the lefthand part of the pan: a view down Marathon Valley, with dunes … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Hinners Point, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity
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Opportunity: Gibraltar II panorama
Sol 4453, August 3, 2016. The rover’s Pancam has finally taken sufficient images to capture the north wall of Marathon Valley as the Gibraltar II panorama. The Gibraltar II target itself lies just left of center in the main outcrop. (The … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Gibraltar II, Hinners Point, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity
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