Tag Archives: Opportunity

Opportunity: Aguas Calientes, deeper grind

Posted on March 22, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5033, March 22, 2018. The Microscopic Imager reshot Aguas Calientes after Opportunity’s Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) ground the hole a little deeper to remove all trace of the surface texture and reveal the rock’s internal fabric. (Earlier MI mosaics … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Looking upslope from Aguas Calientes

Posted on March 20, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5031, March 20, 2018. While Opportunity’s instrument arm is busy with the just-RATted target Aguas Calientes, the Navcam shot a three-frame composite looking upslope across Perseverance Valley’s channels toward the southwest. Rover tracks at right show Opportunity’s path as … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Grinding into Aguas Calientes

Posted on March 17, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5028, March 17, 2018. After brushing the target named Aguas Calientes, mission scientists commanded the Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) to grind a shallow hole 2 millimeters (about 0.1 inch) into the rock. Then the Microscopic Imager shot the four … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: RATting on Aguas Calientes

Posted on March 15, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5026, March 15, 2018. For the first time in more than a year, Opportunity’s mission team put the rover’s Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) to work on a target: Aguas Calientes, part of the large Ysleta del Sur outcrop. The … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Aguas Calientes’ surface texture

Posted on March 13, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5024, March 13, 2018. The Microscopic Imager moved in close to examine the surface of the target dubbed Aguas Calientes. Mission scientists are hoping to understand the nature of the rock in the outcrop and what created its streaky … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Ysleta del Sur, in Pancam false color

Posted on March 12, 2018 by rburnham

The mosaic at right, showing the outcrop named Ysleta del Sur, was built from Pancam frames taken on Sols 5019-22, March 8-11, 2019. (The false-color reconstructions are by Holger Isenberg.) Click the image (1.8 MB) to enlarge it. Opportunity raw … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Closeup on Guanajuato

Posted on March 7, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5018, March 7, 2018. The Microscopic Imager shot a 12-frame portrait of the target dubbed Guanajuato. The rock face displays a variety of textures, which appear to include wind erosion and perhaps mineral veins. Click the image (5.6 MB) … Continue reading →

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Opportunity report, Sol 5013, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society

Posted on March 6, 2018 by rburnham

March 5, 2018: Opportunity Logs 5000th Day, Snaps Selfie, and Roves On: The Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) mission has made so many scientific discoveries and established so many records so consistently during the last 14 years that Opportunity’s achievements have … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Parked at Robledo

Posted on March 5, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5016, March 5, 2018. After a drive downslope of 3.9 meters (about 13 feet), Opportunity is parked at a large exposure of broken rock dubbed Robledo. It is the light-colored area in the center of the three-frame Navcam composite … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Taking the southern perspective

Posted on March 2, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5013, March 2, 2018. Three Navcam frames pick up the view to the south, across the low outcrops of Perseverance Valley, where the rover is currently parked. Click the image to enlarge it. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission … Continue reading →

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