Tag Archives: Wdowiak Ridge

Opportunity: Sol 3749, August 10, 2014

Posted on August 11, 2014 by rburnham

Navcam charts a path toward the knob on Wdowiak Ridge, with the rover aiming to drive to the east (left) of the knob and around behind it, then up the slope of Cape Tribulation (two-frame composite). Opportunity raw images, its … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sol 3748, August 9, 2014

Posted on August 11, 2014 by rburnham

The knob at the east end of Wdowiak Ridge, as seen in a false-color image assembled by Holger Isenberg using filtered Pancam frames. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a location map. (A shortcut to Sol 3748 Pancam … Continue reading →

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

Posted on August 8, 2014 by rburnham

August 9, 2014: Opportunity Sets Historic Distance Record and Roves On. It’s official: Opportunity has traveled farther and lived longer than any other vehicle on another planet, driving the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission to a place in history with … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sol 3746, August 7, 2014

Posted on August 8, 2014 by rburnham

The rover is driving toward the knob at the east end of Wdowiak Ridge, Opportunity’s first point of interest on Cape Tribulation (two-frame composite of blue-filtered Pancam images). Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a location map. (Shortcut … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sol 3744, August 5, 2014

Posted on August 6, 2014 by rburnham

After using the Pancam on the Cape Fairweather outcrop which the rover drove back north to examine, Opportunity is once again driving south toward the lower slopes of Cape Tribulation.  To avoid potentially hazardous dunes at the foot of the … Continue reading →

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