Tag Archives: Perseverance Valley

Opportunity: Jornada del Muerto, by Pancam

Posted on January 26, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 4979, January 25, 2018. The rover’s Pancam looked down and shot a multi-filtered series of frames on an outcrop dubbed Jornada del Muerto, which is the current target of interest for mission scientists (false-color version by Holger Isenberg). Click … Continue reading →

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Opportunity Field Report, January 25, 2018

Posted on January 26, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 4978, January 25, 2018: Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: 14th Anniversary of Opportunity on Mars! [More at link]

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Opportunity prepares for a flight software update

Posted on January 26, 2018 by rburnham

Opportunity Status Report: Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of “Perseverance Valley” on the west rim of Endeavour Crater from a location in the north fork of the local flow channel. Color imaging of light toned bedrock and nearby streaked … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Closeup on Jornada del Muerto

Posted on January 25, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 4977-78, January 23-24, 2018. On Sol 4977, rover scientists put the Microscopic Imager to work on a rough-surfaced target dubbed Jornada del Muerto (right). This rock has a surface texture that appears unlike others seen before. The Navcam composite … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Surveying down the valley channel

Posted on January 22, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 4975, January 21, 2018. Four Navcam frames lay out the Perseverance Valley channel immediately downslope from the rover, with low outcrops. At right, the Hazcam view downslope and upslope. Click any image to enlarge it. Opportunity raw images, its … Continue reading →

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Opportunity gets dust cleaning and passes 45 kilometers of driving

Posted on January 19, 2018 by rburnham

Opportunity Status Report: Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of “Perseverance Valley” on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover has moved along the north fork of the local flow channel. However, before moving, the rover spent several sols … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Going north across Perseverance Valley

Posted on January 18, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 4970, January 16, 2018. The rover’s Navcam looked back over its recent track on the slope of Perseverance Valley, and shot a composite that shows valley outcrops and even a bit of the next rim segment to the south … Continue reading →

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Opportunity takes right at the fork and has successful battery test

Posted on January 15, 2018 by rburnham

Opportunity Status Report: Opportunity is continuing her winter exploration of “Perseverance Valley” on the west rim of Endeavour Crater. The rover is positioned upstream of a fork in the flow channels. After some deliberation, it was decided to take the … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Pancam at San Miguel

Posted on January 8, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 4961, January 7, 2018. The Pancam has been busy shooting at a target area dubbed San Miguel (false-color versions by Holger Isenberg). At right are other rocks nearby. Click any image to enlarge it. Opportunity raw images, its latest … Continue reading →

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Opportunity report, Sol 4955, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society

Posted on January 5, 2018 by rburnham

January 5, 2018: Opportunity Beats Winter, Wraps 2017, and Heads for 14th Anniversary: With the Martian winter on the run at Endeavour Crater, the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) mission cruised closer to its 14th anniversary of exploring the Red Planet … Continue reading →

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