Tag Archives: Cape Tribulation

Sol 3929, February 12, 2015. This four-frame Pancam composite (using the camera’s red-sensitive filter) shows the terrain around the head of Marathon Valley. (Click the image to load a larger version in a new tab.) Opportunity raw images, its latest … Continue reading →

Sol 3927, February 10, 2015. A four-frame composite by Holger Isenberg using filtered Pancam frames shows the head of Marathon Valley at left. (Click the image above to load a larger version in a new tab.) Opportunity raw images, its … Continue reading →

Sol 3927, February 10, 2015. Late-afternoon sunlight reveals outcrops near the rover are rough, in this three-frame Navcam composite looking northeast. While one entrance to Marathon Valley lies not far beyond the right edge of the frame, Opportunity will drive … Continue reading →

In February 2015, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is approaching a cumulative driving distance on Mars equal to the length of a marathon race. This map shows the rover’s position relative to where it could surpass that distance. The map … Continue reading →

Sol 3926, February 9, 2015. In the center of this three-frame composite, the Navcam has captured where the northern branch of Marathon Valley reaches the crest of Endeavour Crater’s rim. This entrance, however, may prove too steep and rough for … Continue reading →

Sol 3923, February 6, 2015. Opportunity’s Pancam is scouting the terrain ahead, as mission controllers look for a place to view into Marathon Valley and survey its terrain before driving down into it. The arrow at right points to a … Continue reading →

February 3, 2015: Mars Exploration Rovers Update: Opportunity Completes 11th Year of Surface Operations! On January 24, 2015 something wonderful happened on Mars. Opportunity completed her 11th year of exploring the surface of the Red Planet! The veteran Mars Exploration … Continue reading →

Sol 3921, February 3, 2015. The Navcam surveys the ground ahead, in a three-frame composite. Click the image to open a larger version in a new tab browser. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, a location map. and atmospheric opacity, … Continue reading →

Sol 3919, February 1, 2015. In this four-frame Pancam composite, the large hill ahead stands in the entrance to Marathon Valley. According to the latest location map, a narrow, rough route leads down into the valley on the left side … Continue reading →

Sol 3915, January 29, 2015. Opportunity is rolling south toward Marathon Valley, which lies behind the high ground on the right. The rover is driving a short distance behind the Cape Tribulation rim crest at left; note the small dunes … Continue reading →