Tag Archives: Perseverance Valley

Opportunity leaves Cape Tribulation

Posted on April 20, 2017 by rburnham

NASA’s senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is departing “Cape Tribulation,” a crater-rim segment it has explored since late 2014, southbound for its next destination, “Perseverance Valley.” The rover team plans observations in the valley to determine what type of fluid activity … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: RAT and roll

Posted on April 19, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 4705, April 19, 2017. After doing a RAT-grind on the outcrop target Ogalalla, Opportunty drove more than 130 meters (430 feet) southward, leaving the outcrop behind. At top right, the right-side front Hazcam shows the rear view, while below, … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: RATting Ogalalla

Posted on April 18, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 4704, April 18, 2017. On its path to Perseverance Valley, the rover drove across an area of flat rock, apparently bedrock. But what rock unit is it? As a target of, um, opportunity, the science team decided to drill … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Driving downhill, backwards

Posted on April 7, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 4693, April 7, 2017. The image above is a four-frame Navcam composite looking south and taken as Opportunity continues its careful descent from the Cape Tribulation rim crest. The drive distance on this sol was 14 meters (46 feet).  … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: False-color on Cape Byron

Posted on April 5, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 4690, April 4, 2017. The Pancam’s view south shows the landscape ahead in false color (Holger Isenberg). Click image to enlarge it. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, a location map, and atmospheric opacity, known as tau.

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Opportunity report, Sol 4687, by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society

Posted on April 4, 2017 by rburnham

April 4, 2017: Opportunity dodges dust storms, makes tracks to Perseverance Valley: After wrapping the final science investigations on the slopes of Cape Tribulation, Opportunity climbed up and over the rim of Endeavour Crater in March and embarked on the … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Pancam scouting to south & west

Posted on March 29, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 4684, March 28, 2017. To evaluate the best route forward, mission controllers directed the Pancam to take filtered images in two directions. Above, is southward, below is to the west. For larger views, click either image; false-color versions by … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Coming down Cape Tribulation

Posted on March 23, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 4678, March 22, 2017. Opportunity’s path is taking it down from the summit of one Endeavour Crater rim segment (Cape Tribulation) as it heads for Perseverance Valley, which is a feature in the next segment, Cape Byron. The Navcam … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Short drive to the south

Posted on March 22, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 4677, March 21, 2017. Mission controllers drove Opportunity (in reverse) about 20 meters (about 66 feet) southward, continuing its course toward Perseverance Valley. Above is a three-frame Navcam composite centered on azimuth 180° (due south). The interior of Endeavour … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Rolling southward

Posted on March 15, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 4670, March 14, 2017. With the Pancam continuing its scouting-ahead role, the rover drove 36 meters (117 feet) toward the south and the next target of science interest, Perseverance Valley. Click image (1.3 MB) to enlarge it. Opportunity raw … Continue reading →

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