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Tag Archives: Gasconade
Opportunity: Disturbed ground near Gasconade
Sol 4527, October 18, 2016. Above is a front Hazcam view of an area near Gasconade where Opportunity has spun around and disturbed the ground with its wheels. The two small light-toned rocks (arrow) are of interest as perhaps showing … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Gasconade, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Spirit Mound
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Opportunity: Exploring at Gasconade
Sol 4521, October 12, 2016. Parked at the Gasconade site, Opportunity has placed the Marion target (right) in the workplane of the instrument arm. (False-color reconstruction from Pancam frames by Holger Isenberg.) Above, the Navcam takes in the scene looking … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Gasconade, Marion, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Spirit Mound
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Opportunity report, Sol 4510, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society
October 5, 2016: Opportunity Exits Marathon Valley then Rocks Spirit Mound: It was another September to remember for the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) mission as Opportunity cruised through the Lewis and Clark Gap and out of Marathon Valley, then hiked … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Gasconade, Lewis and Clark Gap, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Spirit Mound
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Opportunity: Close-up on Gasconade
Sol 4512, October 3, 2016. The Microscopic Imager takes a multi-frame composite (2 MB) of target Gasconade at Spirit Mound (right). Above, the front Hazcam captures the bigger picture. Click either image to enlarge it. Opportunity raw images, its latest … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Gasconade, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Spirit Mound
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