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Opportunity report, Sol 4421, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society

Posted on July 7, 2016 by rburnham

July 7, 2016: Opportunity Begins Final Science Campaign in Marathon Valley: The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission entered its 150th month of surface exploration in June as Opportunity began checking off the last science investigations in Marathon Valley, and the … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Reshooting York

Posted on July 1, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4420, June 30, 2016. The Pancam’s set of frames portraying the York target (circular area at right center) hints at a complex mineralogy for the rock it’s part of. (Holger Isenberg composite). Below, two Navcam frames show the head … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Return to York

Posted on June 30, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4419, June 29, 2016. Because not all of the Pancam frames of the target dubbed York made it back to Earth, Opportunity returned to finish its survey and investigation. York, which has been lightly brushed to clear off dust, … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Mini-mesa in the valley

Posted on June 27, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4415-16, June 25-26, 2016. This little flat-topped feature, a mini-mesa sitting on the floor of Marathon Valley with the profile of a tree-stump, is probably an erosional remnant. The Navcam composite view was taken on Sol 4415 and looks northward … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: York target, post-brushing

Posted on June 23, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4112, June 22, 2016. Opportunity is currently in the middle of one of the clay mineral areas spotted from orbit by the CRISM spectrometer on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The target area the rover is examining is dubbed York, … Continue reading →

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Opportunity field report, June 20, 2016

Posted on June 22, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4410, June 20, 2016; Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: Opportunity is finishing up its activities here in Marathon Valley on the western rim of the 22 km-diameter … Continue reading →

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Opportunity wrapping it up at Marathon Valley

Posted on June 14, 2016 by rburnham

“Marathon Valley,” slicing through a large crater’s rim on Mars, has provided fruitful research targets for NASA’s Opportunity rover since July 2015, but the rover may soon move on. Opportunity recently collected a sweeping panorama from near the western end … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: George Drouillard

Posted on June 10, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4400 (!), June 10, 2016. The rover is parked at a target named for George Drouillard, a civilian interpreter and scout on the Lewis & Clark expedition. At right is a composite of Microscopic Imager views of the target … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Probing for clays

Posted on June 8, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4398, June 8, 2016. Opportunity is continuing its examination of the rocks near the head of Marathon Valley. Above: the Navcam view east (click to enlarge). At right: the instrument arm’s “workplane,” in a false-color Pancam composite by Holger … Continue reading →

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Opportunity report, Sol 4391, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society

Posted on June 6, 2016 by rburnham

June 6, 2016: Opportunity Scuffs Up Signs of Past Water at Marathon Valley: Opportunity spent the first half of May digging into an outcrop, taking dozens of panoramic images from her site on the south wall of Marathon Valley at … Continue reading →

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