Tag Archives: Wdowiak Ridge

Opportunity: Crawling closer to Ulysses

Posted on September 22, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3789, September 20, 2014. A Navcam composite view as the rover crawls closer to to the lip of Ulysses Crater. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a location map.  

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Opportunity: Looking north on Wdowiak Ridge

Posted on September 22, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3786, September 18, 2014. The Pancam is looking north from high on Wdowiak Ridge, not far from Ulysses Crater, in this composite of three false-color images created by Holger Isenberg using filtered Pancam frames. The Solander Point rim segment, … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Edge of Ulysses Crater

Posted on September 19, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3787, September 18, 2014. Opportunity has been climbing along Wdowiak Ridge and is nearing the rim of Ulysses Crater (left) in this four-frame Navcam composite. Scattered blocks of ejected material lie all around on the ground. Ulysses is about … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Pancam looks east

Posted on September 18, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3786, September 17, 2014.  Two red-filtered frames from a Pancam mosaic in progress look over the interior of Endeavour Crater, with its eastern rim segments on the far horizon. The crater is about 22 km (14 miles) wide, with … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Approaching Ulysses Crater

Posted on September 17, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3785, September 16, 2014. Climbing higher and higher toward Ulysses Crater (off to the left). Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a location map.

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Opportunity: Climbing Cape Tribulation

Posted on September 16, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3784, September 15, 2014. Driving 30 meters (100 feet) in reverse, Opportunity continues its climb up the slope of Cape Tribulation. The view from the rear Hazcam shows a scatter of rocks and a gentle slope. The summit of … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: South side of Wdowiak Ridge

Posted on September 15, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3780, September 11, 2014. Part of the south side of Wdowiak Ridge (and the floor of Endeavour Crater in the distance at right) are shown in a composite of three false-color images created by Holger Isenberg using filtered Pancam … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Ulysses Crater strewn field

Posted on September 12, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3780, September 11, 2014. Off the rear of the rover lies a strewn field of rocks, most of them likely ejecta from the Ulysses Crater impact. The lower slopes of the crater lie at upper right in this three-frame-Navcam … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Ejecta rock collection in color

Posted on September 11, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3778, September 9, 2014. The Pancam made close-up views of several of the rocks lying near the rover, which were probably thrown out by the Ullysses Crater impact (see previous post).  These false-color images were created by Holger Isenberg … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Ejecta from Ulysses Crater

Posted on September 11, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3778, September 9, 2014. Sharp-edged rocks lie scattered across the ground near Opportunity. These rocks were likely ejected by the meteorite impact that blasted Ulysses Crater, which sits at the southwest end of Wdowiak Ridge. The lower parts of … Continue reading →

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