Tag Archives: Murray Ridge

Opportunity raw image: Sol 3581, February 19, 2014

Posted on February 21, 2014 by rburnham

Opportunity’s Navigation camera looks up Murray Ridge toward the McClure-Beverlin Escarpment on the skyline. More Opportunity raw images, its mission status, and the rover’s location.

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Opportunity raw image: Sol 3579, February 16, 2014

Posted on February 19, 2014 by rburnham

Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity’s left-side Navigation camera looks down into the interior of Endeavour Crater from Murray Ridge, with the crater’s eastern rim segments on the horizon. More Opportunity raw images, its mission status, and the rover’s location.

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HiRISE image: Opportunity rover on Murray Ridge

Posted on February 19, 2014 by rburnham

The High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter caught this view of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity on Feb. 14, 2014. The red arrow points to Opportunity at the center of the image. Blue arrows … Continue reading →

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Opportunity panorama: McClure-Beverlin Escarpment

Posted on February 14, 2014 by rburnham

The boulder-studded ridge in this scene recorded by NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is “McClure-Beverlin Escarpment,” informally named for Jack Beverlin and Bill McClure, engineers who on Feb. 14, 1969, risked their lives to save NASA’s second successful Mars mission, … Continue reading →

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Opportunity image: Where’d that Jelly Donut rock come from?

Posted on February 14, 2014 by rburnham

(Real name: Pinnacle Island.) This image from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows where a rock called “Pinnacle Island” had been before it appeared in front of the rover in early January 2014. This image … Continue reading →

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Opportunity raw image: Sol 3573, February 10, 2014

Posted on February 13, 2014 by rburnham

Looking southeast from Murray Ridge toward the interior of Endeavour Crater with the Navigation Camera (Navcam). More Opportunity raw images.

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Opportunity Pancam raw images of the “jelly donut” rock

Posted on January 23, 2014 by rburnham

On sol 3551 (January 19, 2014) Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity used its Panoramic Camera to image in several wavelengths the “donut rock” — dubbed Pinnacle Island by the science team — that appeared near the rover sometime before it was … Continue reading →

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Unusual rock lying in front of Opportunity on Murray Ridge

Posted on January 22, 2014 by rburnham

This before-and-after pair of images of the same patch of ground in front of NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity 13 days apart documents the arrival of a bright rock onto the scene. The rover had completed a short drive just … Continue reading →

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