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Tag Archives: Pompys Tower
Opportunity: Eastern panorama
Sol 4581, December 13, 2016. Six composited Navcam frames show the view toward the east across the floor of Endeavour Crater to the far rim, 14 miles (22 kilometers) away. The second and third frames from the left show three … Continue reading
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Opportunity: Pancam surveys Pompy’s Tower
Sol 4562, November 23, 2016. The rover’s Pancam shot a five-frame profile of the feature dubbed Pompy’s Tower (false color by Holger Isenberg). Click image (3.8 MB) to enlarge. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, a location map. and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitterroot Valley, Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Pompys Tower
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Opportunity: Fore and aft
Sol 4559, November 20, 2016. On Sol 4559, Opprtunity drove 10 meters (33 feet) downhill toward the southeast. This took the rover between the “garden” of wind-eroded rocks (left) and Pompy’s Tower (right). Top right is the view from the … Continue reading
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Opportunity: Looking north and south
Sol 4557, November 18, 2016. After driving more than 12 meters (almost 40 feet) to the southeast, Opportunity is parked adjacent to Pompy’s Tower (at left in the above composite). Mission controllers directed the Navcam to perform a 10-frame panorama … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitterroot Valley, Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Pompys Tower, Spirit Mound
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Opportunity: Looking past Pompy’s Tower
Sol 4554, November 15, 2016. Opportunity has driven about 10 meters (33 feet) upslope from its former position. Here the Navcam looks straight south past Pompy’s Tower (left) across a field of rocks subtly faceted by windblown dust. Click image … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitterroot Valley, Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Pompys Tower, Spirit Mound
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Opportunity near Pompy’s Tower
Sol 4550, November 11, 2016. Continuing its journey along Endeavour Crater’s rim, Opportunity stands near Pompy’s Tower (left) in the Navcam composite above. The yellow rectangle indicates the area shown below in the two Pancam frames that take a look … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitterroot Valley, Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Pompys Tower, Spirit Mound
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Opportunity: Pompy’s Tower and environs
Sol 4548, November 9, 2016. Opportunity is surveying the ground that lies ahead to the south. Above is the Navcam view, with the arrow pointing to a target dubbed Pompy’s Tower, after a landscape feature in Montana along the Lewis … Continue reading
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Tagged Bitterroot Valley, Cape Tribulation, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Pompey's Pillar, Pompys Tower, Spirit Mound
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