Tag Archives: Murray Ridge

Opportunity: Sol 3700, June 21, 2014

Posted on June 23, 2014 by rburnham

The rover’s right-side Pancam records the Cape Hinchinbrook outcrop using its #2 (red) filter. The darker tone value for the outcrop shows it is bluer in color than its surroundings. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a location … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sol 3698, June 19, 2014

Posted on June 20, 2014 by rburnham

Angular outcrops with perhaps different rock types appear plentiful on Murray Ridge. Fragments of broken rock, large and small, are the natural result of the ridge being the uplifted rim of Endeavour, an ancient impact crater. (Navcam image.) Opportunity raw … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sol 3696, June 17, 2014

Posted on June 18, 2014 by rburnham

Mid-afternoon on Murray Ridge and Opportunity’s Navcam images an outcrop possibly containing aluminum-hydroxl clays. Small drifts of sand and dust nearby are reminders that the wind blowing over the ridge is keeping the rover’s solar panels remarkably clean: 92.4% of … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sol 3691, June 12, 2014

Posted on June 13, 2014 by rburnham

Looking southeast with the Pancam at Pillinger Point on Murray Ridge, in a false-color image constructed by Holger Isenberg using filtered Pancam images. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a location map.

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Opportunity: Sol 3691, June 12, 2014

Posted on June 12, 2014 by rburnham

Exploring aluminum-rich clays along Murray Ridge.             Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a location map.  

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Opportunity: Sol 3689, June 10, 2014

Posted on June 10, 2014 by rburnham

Navcam looks back as Opportunity drives south-southwest along the wind-swept crest of Murray Ridge. The general area has exposures of aluminum clays plus veins of sulfates that precipitated in fractures.           Opportunity raw images, its latest … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sol 3685, June 5, 2014

Posted on June 6, 2014 by rburnham

What the Pancam saw on Murray Ridge, in a false-color image created by Holger Isenberg using filtered Pancam images. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a location map.

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Opportunity: Sol 3684, June 4, 2014

Posted on June 5, 2014 by rburnham

Looking upward along Murray Ridge. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a location map.

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Opportunity hunts ancient clays

Posted on June 5, 2014 by rburnham

From A.J.S. Rayl’s blog at The Planetary Society: “At the western rim of Endeavour Crater, Opportunity spent the month of May exploring a new clayground along Murray Ridge and the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) mission trundled into the 125th month … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sol 3664, May 15, 2014

Posted on June 3, 2014 by rburnham

Pancam looks northeast over the edge of Murray Ridge. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a location map. (Edit: updated to correct the sol.)

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