Tag Archives: Mt. Jefferson

Opportunity report, Sol 4630, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society

Posted on February 6, 2017 by rburnham

February 5, 2017: Opportunity Celebrates the Big 1-3, Begins 14th Year of Ops!: As people all around Earth partied and watched fireworks signal the launch of 2017, some 45 million miles away the New Year got off to a start … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Fort Thompson

Posted on January 31, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 4629, January 31, 2017. With Opportunity parked on the rim facing south, mission scientists positioned the instrument arm so as to examine a target — Fort Thompson — lying on the ground directly in front of the rover. Above, … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Southwestward the course

Posted on January 30, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 4627, January 29, 2017. Rover pilots use the Pancam’s narrower field of view — one-third that of the Navcam — to scout farther ahead in the direction they plan to drive. Here the Pancam made a three-frame composite of … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Gazing at Mt. Jefferson

Posted on January 27, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 4625, January 27, 2017. Opportunity has reached the approximate crest of the Cape Tribulation segment of Endeavour Crater’s rim. Following a 19-meter (61-foot) drive southward, the rover’s Navcam shot a three-frame composite of Mt. Jefferson. This large knob dotted … Continue reading →

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