Tag Archives: Marathon Valley

Opportunity: Rock survey

Posted on July 30, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 4092, July 29, 2015. Rocks scattered across the smooth surface at the head of Marathon Valley appear to have fallen from Swann Hill and other elevated points flanking the valley (click to enlarge). False-color Pancam images by Holger Isenberg. … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Pvt. Reubin Field

Posted on July 29, 2015 by rburnham

Sols 4088-89, 4091, July 25, 26, 28, 2015. The Microscopic Imager has been studying a target named Pvt. Reubin Field, commemorating another of the Lewis & Clark Corps of Discovery. (His name is variously spelled as Reuben and as Fields.) … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Endeavour dunes

Posted on July 28, 2015 by rburnham

Sols 4087 and 4090, July 24 and 27, 2015. Opportunity’s Pancam shot this pair of images (in false color by Holger Isenberg) showing the dune field on the floor of Endeavour Crater at the foot of Marathon Valley. The rover … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: At the valley’s head

Posted on July 24, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 4086, July 23, 2015. The rover is placed where it can study the mostly bare outcrops that form a rough pavement at the head of Marathon Valley. Numerous loose rocks — called “float” by geologists — appear to have … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Swann Hill, south side

Posted on July 22, 2015 by rburnham

This composite (click to enlarge in a new tab) shows the south side of Swann Hill, which stands at the head of Marathon Valley. These false-color images were created by Holger Isenberg from filtered Pancam images taken on sols 4081 … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Looking down Marathon Valley

Posted on July 20, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 4081, July 18, 2015. Like a skier looking down the slope from the head of the run, Opportunity’s Navcam is shooting a series of views down into Marathon Valley. These will help mission scientists determine the route that’s scientifically … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Looking southwest, looking east

Posted on July 16, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 4078, July 15, 2015. The rover’s Navcam took a three-frame composite looking southwest toward the Lindberg Mound (above). Then it drove 36 meters (118 feet) to the north-northeast in the direction of Swann Hill, and took another three-frame composite … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Marathon Valley beckons

Posted on July 14, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 4077, July 14, 2015. In three frames, Opportunity’s Navcam shoots a composite showing the entrance to Marathon Valley, the rover’s next field for exploration. Note the generally bare and clean appearance of the rock slabs, swept by easterly winds … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Close-up on Pvt. John Dame

Posted on July 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 4071, July 8, 2015. The target named for Pvt. John Dame, one of the Lewis & Clark expedition members, lies in the “red zone” of altered rocks on the edge of Spirit of St. Louis Crater. (Another is Pvt. … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Salamis, in color

Posted on July 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 4070, July 6, 2015. A shallow dimple in the bedrock, dubbed Salamis, is the subject of a series of filtered Pancam images, converted into a color composite by Holger Isenberg. (Note the rover wheeltrack across the feature.) Opportunity raw … Continue reading →

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