Tag Archives: Cape Tribulation

Opportunity: Rocks of Gibraltar II

Posted on July 29, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4446-47, July 27-28, 2016. The rover’s Pancam is shooting a multi-color composite of an area on the north wall of Marathon Valley dubbed Gibraltar II. Below: the floor of Endeavour Crater, looking southeast about 10 in the morning; also … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sleepy II, and driving on

Posted on July 26, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4445, July 26, 2016. Opportunity turned its Pancam onto a clump of rocks collectively dubbed Sleepy II. (False-color version by Holger Isenberg.) Names here commemorate rocks studied by the Viking landers 40 years ago this summer. Then the rover … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Moving onward

Posted on July 25, 2016 by rburnham

Sols 4442-43, July 23-24, 2016. Following a drive of about 75 feet (23 meters) to the north-northeast, Opportunity’s Navcam shot a 3-frame view looking ahead (above). The low ridge leads downslope from Hinners Point and forms the north wall of … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Down the valley

Posted on July 19, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4438, July 19, 2016. Three Navcam frames portray the slope of Marathon Valley, and assorted rocks near the rover. Hinners Point lies out of the frame to the left, Knudsen Ridge at right. Click to enlarge. Opportunity raw images, … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Close-up on Bashful II

Posted on July 15, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4434, July 15, 2016. The Microscopic Imager swoops in for a four-frame composite of Bashful II rock. (Keep in mind that the sunlight falling on the rock’s surface comes from the upper left.) Click to enlarge. Opportunity raw images, … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Hinners Point

Posted on July 15, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4433, July 13, 2016. A sequence of false-color Pancam frames outlines the edge of Hinners Point, which forms the north wall of Marathon Valley (color versions by Holger Isenberg). Click to enlarge. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Bashful II and Endeavour’s floor

Posted on July 14, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4432, July 12, 2016. The rover’s Pancam takes a portrait of Bashful II rock (right). Above, the Pancam is looking southeast over Endeavour Crater’s floor, where the false colors indicate possible composition differences in the surface materials (false-color views … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Rocks

Posted on July 11, 2016 by rburnham

Sols 4429-30, July 9-10, 2016. Opportunity has beeen busy as it wraps up activities at the head of Marathon Valley. Above, the Pancam (in Holger Isenberg‘s false-color version) examined the outcrop dubbed Jean-Baptiste La Jeunesse (click to enlarge). Then the … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Jean-Baptiste La Jeunesse

Posted on July 8, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4427, July 7, 2016. The Mesa (or the Stump) has acquired a new, more permanent name that continues the pattern of commemorating members of the Corps of Discovery led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, (1804-1806). The person is … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: At the Mesa (or the Stump)

Posted on July 7, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4426, July 6, 2016. Two Navcam frames show the rock feature on the floor of Marathon Valley that is dubbed informally as “the Mesa” or “the Stump.” It is seen also here. The end of the Mesa nearest the … Continue reading →

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