Tag Archives: Marathon Valley

Opportunity: Down the valley

Posted on July 19, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4438, July 19, 2016. Three Navcam frames portray the slope of Marathon Valley, and assorted rocks near the rover. Hinners Point lies out of the frame to the left, Knudsen Ridge at right. Click to enlarge. Opportunity raw images, … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Close-up on Bashful II

Posted on July 15, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4434, July 15, 2016. The Microscopic Imager swoops in for a four-frame composite of Bashful II rock. (Keep in mind that the sunlight falling on the rock’s surface comes from the upper left.) Click to enlarge. Opportunity raw images, … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Hinners Point

Posted on July 15, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4433, July 13, 2016. A sequence of false-color Pancam frames outlines the edge of Hinners Point, which forms the north wall of Marathon Valley (color versions by Holger Isenberg). Click to enlarge. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Bashful II and Endeavour’s floor

Posted on July 14, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4432, July 12, 2016. The rover’s Pancam takes a portrait of Bashful II rock (right). Above, the Pancam is looking southeast over Endeavour Crater’s floor, where the false colors indicate possible composition differences in the surface materials (false-color views … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Rocks

Posted on July 11, 2016 by rburnham

Sols 4429-30, July 9-10, 2016. Opportunity has beeen busy as it wraps up activities at the head of Marathon Valley. Above, the Pancam (in Holger Isenberg‘s false-color version) examined the outcrop dubbed Jean-Baptiste La Jeunesse (click to enlarge). Then the … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Jean-Baptiste La Jeunesse

Posted on July 8, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4427, July 7, 2016. The Mesa (or the Stump) has acquired a new, more permanent name that continues the pattern of commemorating members of the Corps of Discovery led by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, (1804-1806). The person is … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: At the Mesa (or the Stump)

Posted on July 7, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4426, July 6, 2016. Two Navcam frames show the rock feature on the floor of Marathon Valley that is dubbed informally as “the Mesa” or “the Stump.” It is seen also here. The end of the Mesa nearest the … Continue reading →

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Opportunity report, Sol 4421, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society

Posted on July 7, 2016 by rburnham

July 7, 2016: Opportunity Begins Final Science Campaign in Marathon Valley: The Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission entered its 150th month of surface exploration in June as Opportunity began checking off the last science investigations in Marathon Valley, and the … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Reshooting York

Posted on July 1, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4420, June 30, 2016. The Pancam’s set of frames portraying the York target (circular area at right center) hints at a complex mineralogy for the rock it’s part of. (Holger Isenberg composite). Below, two Navcam frames show the head … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Return to York

Posted on June 30, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4419, June 29, 2016. Because not all of the Pancam frames of the target dubbed York made it back to Earth, Opportunity returned to finish its survey and investigation. York, which has been lightly brushed to clear off dust, … Continue reading →

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