Tag Archives: Cape Tribulation

Opportunity: Marathon Valley

Posted on January 26, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 3911, January 24, 2015. This false-color Pancam image, assembled by Holger Isenberg using filtered Pancam frames, shows Marathon Valley at top right. Iazu Crater’s profile lies on the horizon, center and left. Clicking on the image opens a larger version … Continue reading →

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2015-2016 Mars rover calendar

Posted on January 26, 2015 by rburnham

NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory have posted a 2015-2016 calendar for Opportunity. The calendar, a 25 MB (PDF) download available here, gives basic information about the rover, its instruments, and the mission. Plus for each day in 2015 and … Continue reading →

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Hilltop panorama on Opportunity’s 11th anniversary

Posted on January 22, 2015 by rburnham

This panorama is the view NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity gained from the top of the “Cape Tribulation” segment of the rim of Endeavour Crater. [Click on the panorama to open a larger version in a new browser tab; full-resolution … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Pausing on way to Marathon Valley

Posted on January 22, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 3908, January 21, 2015. Front Hazcam shoots rover shadow at mid-afternoon (3:35 p.m. local time). Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, a location map. and atmospheric opacity, known as tau.

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Opportunity: Marathon Valley

Posted on January 20, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 3906, January 19, 2015. Marathon Valley is the rover’s next waypoint — but where is it in the terrain ahead? See the two-frame Pancam composite above. (Click on the image to load a larger version in a new browser … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Heading for Marathon Valley

Posted on January 19, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 3906, January 19, 2015. Summit panorama complete, Opportunity is driving downhill toward the south and its next waypoint, Marathon Valley. Above is a four-frame Pancam composite; click to see a larger version in a new browser tab. Opportunity raw … Continue reading →

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Opportunity field report: January 15, 2015

Posted on January 16, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 3902 (January 15, 2015) Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: “Opportunity just finished up the super crater overview panorama, pulled away from the summit (here at -1380 m) … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Iazu Crater profiles

Posted on January 15, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 3901, January 14, 2015. The rover is parked on the summit of Cape Tribulation while its Pancam continues shooting frames for its multi-band panorama. This composite, assembled by Holger Isenberg using filtered Pancam frames, shows (on the horizon) the profile … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Hills on the far horizon

Posted on January 13, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 3900 (!), January 13, 2015. The right-side Pancam is making a large panorama from the summit of Cape Tribulation. This image (click for larger version) shows hills on the south-southeast horizon. These appear to be the profile of Iazu … Continue reading →

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Opportunity climbs to crater rim’s high point

Posted on January 9, 2015 by rburnham

After completing two drives this week, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has paused to photograph the panoramic vista from the highest point the rover has reached during its 40 months of exploring the western rim of Mars’ Endeavour Crater. The … Continue reading →

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