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Tag Archives: Opportunity
HiRISE: Possible jarosite on a plateau in Nili Fossae
Possible jarosite on a plateau in Nili Fossae. Recent analyses of CRISM data have discovered jarosite in this portion of the trough wall, possibly within a previously identified aluminum clay unit. Jarosite is a sulfate mineral also detected by the … Continue reading
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Tagged CRISM, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiPOD, HiRISE, HiRISE Picture of the Day, jarosite, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MRO, NASA, Nili Fossae, Opportunity, Spirit, sulfates, University of Arizona
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The evolution of Endeavour Crater
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Madison Hughes and five co-authors recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research.] Degradation of Endeavour Crater Based on Orbital and Rover‐Based Observations in Combination With Landscape Evolution Modeling • Landscape evolution modeling indicates … Continue reading
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Tagged Bopolu Crater, Burns Formation, Cape Byron, Cape Dromedary, Cape Tribulation, crater lakes, Endeavour Crater, fluvial erosion, Grasberg Formation, Marathon Valley, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley, wind erosion
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THEMIS: Endeavour Crater in false color
THEMIS Image of the Day, May 15, 2019. Today’s false color image shows part of Endeavour Crater in Meridiani Planum. The MER Opportunity Rover drove along the rim of this crater, ending its 15 year mission after losing contact during … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, Cape Byron, Endeavour Crater, false color, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Odyssey, MER, Meridiani Planum, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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THEMIS: Goodbye Opportunity
THEMIS Image of the Day, April 2, 2019. This false-color VIS image shows part of Meridiani Planum. While this image does not show where the Opportunity MER rover explored, Meridiani Planum was Opportunity’s home since it arrived in January 2004. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arizona State University, ASU, false color, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Odyssey, MER, Meridiani Planum, NASA, Opportunity, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Curiosity update: Why are we cracking up?
Sols 2352-53, March 19, 2019, update by MSL scientist Dawn Sumner: Today was a fun, busy day to plan. Curiosity finally made the drive to a rock called “Muir of Ord,” which has a cracked surface. The science team is … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Aldons Quarry, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Crail, Crieff, Crossroads, Curiosity, Endurance Crater, fractures, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, James, Kilmarnock, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, mud cracks, Muir of Ord, Murray Formation, NASA, Old Soaker, Opportunity, Small Isles, Wopmay
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Opportunity: Last panorama and images
Over 29 days last spring, NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity documented this 360-degree panorama from multiple images taken at what would become its final resting spot in Perseverance Valley. Located on the inner slope of the western rim of Endurance … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley
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HiRISE: Colorful Mawrth Vallis
Mawrth Vallis is a place on Mars that has fascinated scientists because of the clays and other hydrated minerals detected from orbit. In this image, the enhanced black colors are most likely basaltic sands and rocks, while the green, yellow, … Continue reading
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Tagged clays, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, hydrated minerals, jarosite, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mawrth Vallis, MRO, NASA, Opportunity, phyllosilicates, University of Arizona
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Opportunity: Hazcam tour of Meridiani Planum, Sols 1-5104
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Tagged Cape Byron, Cape Tribulation, Eagle Crater, Endeavour Crater, Endurance Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, Meridiani Planum, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley, Victoria Crater
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Six things to know about Opportunity
After 15 years, the mission of NASA’s Opportunity rover has come to an end, but its successes on Mars have earned it a spot in the robot hall of fame. Here’s what you need to know about our intrepid Martian … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley
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Opportunity report, Sol 5353, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society
February 14, 2019: NASA Declares Opportunity and MER Mission ‘Complete’ It happened last night. At around 8 pm February 12, 2019, Pacific Standard Time (PST), as the strains of Billie Holiday singing “I’ll Be Seeing You” filled the Space Flight … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley
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