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Sol 3944, February 27, 2015. For the last several sols, mission controllers have been using Opportunity’s Pancam (with all its filters) to take a full-color panorama from the head of Marathon Valley. This composite (click to open a larger version … Continue reading →

Sol 3942, February 24, 2015. This six-frame composite uses the left-side Pancam’s red-sensitive filter to show a south-facing view. It spans from the southeast at left (with the interior floor of Endeavour Crater) to southwest at right (catching a bit … Continue reading →

Sol 3941, February 24, 2015. A two-frame Pancam composite details the upper section of the south wall of Marathon Valley in a false-color image made by Holger Isenberg using filtered frames. (Click the image above to load a larger version … Continue reading →

Sol 3937-41, February 20-24, 2015. Holger Isenberg used six filtered Pancam frames to assemble a false-color composite showing Marathon Valley’s northern wall. (Click the image to load a larger version in a new tab.) Opportunity raw images, its latest mission … Continue reading →

Sol 3937, February 20, 2015. Opportunity’s Pancam is imaging the walls of Marathon Valley through multiple filters; this five-frame composite uses the left-side imager’s red-sensitive filter. (Click the image to load a larger version in a new tab.) The process … Continue reading →

Sol 3935, February 18, 2015. The rover’s Microscopic Imager zooms in on the striated rock at the edge of Marathon Valley, in a two-frame composite. Below is the Hazcam view. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, a location map. … Continue reading →

Sol 3934, February 17, 2015. For the last two sols, Opportunity has been investigating rocks exposed at the head of Marathon Valley (see red-filtered Pancam image below). These rocks have a shiny surface unlike others seen here.  Above, a three-frame … Continue reading →

Sol 3933, February 16, 2015. Rolling over to the edge of the rim, Opportunity looks down Marathon Valley, in a two-frame Navcam composite. The joint between the images isn’t exact because the rover moved between the exposures. (Click the image to … Continue reading →

Sol 3930, February 13, 2015. With Opportunity near the lip of Marathon Valley, the Navcam’s view down shows a steep slope leading to the distant floor of Endeavour Crater. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, a location map. and … Continue reading →