Tag Archives: Cape Tribulation

Opportunity: Soft ground

Posted on December 23, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4591, December 23, 2016. A patch of soft ground directly in front of the rover led mission controllers to roll Opportunity back downhill 0.7 meter (about 2 feet), while they assess the best route forward. Above, the view by … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Beacon Rock skyline

Posted on December 22, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4590, December 22, 2016. In the last two sols, Opportunity drove a short distance (6.4 meters, 21 feet) up the slope. From there, the Pancam took a westward-facing profile of Beacon Rock on the skyline (above). From this lower … Continue reading →

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Opportunity field report, December 20, 2016

Posted on December 20, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4588, December 20, 2016; Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: Not a boring flat terrain, but heroically rugged terrain — Hopefully the brakes are good! For a rover that … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Onward and upward

Posted on December 20, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4588, December 20, 2016. Opportunity drove about 21 meters (69 feet) upslope, then stopped and took a five-frame Navcam composite (2.8 MB) centered on azimuth 252° (west-southwest). At far left lies a glimpse of Endeavour Crater’s south rim and … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Driving up the hill

Posted on December 19, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4587, December 19, 2016. The rover’s Navcam took the composite image above following a 31-meter (102-foot) drive uphill the day before (note Opportunity’s wheel tracks). The view (3.1 MB) looks generally east. Also on Sol 4587, the Pancam shot … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Going south, driving higher

Posted on December 14, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4582, December 14, 2016. This day’s drive was nearly 17 meters (about 55 feet) toward the west-southwest. The Navcam composite image shows the way forward. Click image (2 MB) to enlarge. At right, the Hazcams’ views fore and aft … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Eastern panorama

Posted on December 13, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4581, December 13, 2016. Six composited Navcam frames show the view toward the east across the floor of Endeavour Crater to the far rim, 14 miles (22 kilometers) away. The second and third frames from the left show three … Continue reading →

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Opportunity field report, December 9, 2016

Posted on December 12, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4577, December 9, 2016; Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: Beginning to Climb up the Crater Wall — Opportunity is continuing its great 21st century natural history expedition … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Onward and upward

Posted on December 9, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4577, December 9, 2016. On this sol, Opportunity drove 11.5 meters (38 feet) uphill toward the south, as it climbs to get around the ridge at left. The box in the Navcam composite above locates approximately the two-frame Pancam … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Pancam views Blackbird Hill

Posted on December 8, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4576, December 7, 2016. Blackbird Hill is the name applied to this portion of Southwest Ridge. Easy to see why rover drivers would prefer to go upslope to get around the ridge. (False-color restorations by Holger Isenberg.) Click image … Continue reading →

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