Tag Archives: MER

Opportunity: Through the Gap and onward

Posted on September 2, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4482, September 2, 2016. Opportunity rolled through Lewis and Clark Gap and is driving onward into new territory to the south. Above, a Navcam composite looking down Wharton Ridge from the Gap (click to enlarge, 1.6 MB), and at … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Approaching the Gap

Posted on September 1, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4481, September 1, 2016. At about 3 p.m. local time, Opportunity stood not far from Lewis and Clark Gap when the Navcam took this composite. Rock-covered Wharton Ridge lies ahead downslope, while visible at right is the lower end … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Wharton Ridge

Posted on August 31, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4480, August 31, 2016. The Pancam shot a five-frame composite of Wharton Ridge, through which the Lewis and Clark Gap passes. The gap is the smooth rock-free area at the upslope end of the ridge. (Robert Wharton was a … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Driving to the Gap

Posted on August 30, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4479, August 30, 2016. Three Navcam shots show the way ahead after Opportunity’s 15-meter (50-foot) drive toward Lewis and Clark Gap (arrowed).  The Gap will be the rover’s pathway through Knudsen Ridge and out of Marathon Valley, as Opportunity … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Lewis and Clark Gap

Posted on August 29, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4476, August 27, 2016. The rover’s next destination is an area called Lewis and Clark Gap, which lies toward the south side of Marathon Valley. This trio of Pancam images shows part of the area. The left frame is … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Closeup on Muffler II

Posted on August 22, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4470, August 20, 2016. The Microscopic Imager moves in on the target dubbed Muffler II. (Names here commemorate rocks and targets identified at the Viking 1 and 2 landing sites in the 1970s.) Click image to enlarge it. At … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Looking down the Valley

Posted on August 19, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4468, August 18, 2016. The Navcam took a semi-panorama (1 frame high by 7 frames wide) that started looking northeast and finished by pointing southwest. Above, the lefthand part of the pan: a view down Marathon Valley, with dunes … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Gibraltar II panorama

Posted on August 4, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4453, August 3, 2016. The rover’s Pancam has finally taken sufficient images to capture the north wall of Marathon Valley as the Gibraltar II panorama. The Gibraltar II target itself lies just left of center in the main outcrop. (The … Continue reading →

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Opportunity report, Sol 4451, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society

Posted on August 4, 2016 by rburnham

August 3, 2016: Opportunity Nears End of Marathon Valley Tour, Team Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Viking: …Opportunity worked some of the last of her science assignments in Marathon Valley and the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) team celebrated its 10th mission … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sleepy II, and driving on

Posted on July 26, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 4445, July 26, 2016. Opportunity turned its Pancam onto a clump of rocks collectively dubbed Sleepy II. (False-color version by Holger Isenberg.) Names here commemorate rocks studied by the Viking landers 40 years ago this summer. Then the rover … Continue reading →

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