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Sol 5040, March 29, 2018. The rover took a set of Pancam frames with Aguas Calientes in full sunlight, then it turned to the south-southeast and motored a distance of 4.2 meters (almost 14 feet). This moved Opportunity toward the … Continue reading →

Sol 5038, March 27, 2018. Opportunity backed uphill away from the Aguas Calientes grind target a distance of a meter (40 inches). Then the Pancam shot (right) a multi-filtered set of frames showing the grind target and nearby parts of … Continue reading →

Sol 5036, March 25, 2018. Over the weekend, Opportunity kept the Microscopic Imager with its nose to the outcrop, shooting a pair of images (above) on the upper rim of the grind hole in Aguas Calientes. Then it dropped below … Continue reading →

Sol 5033, March 22, 2018. The Microscopic Imager reshot Aguas Calientes after Opportunity’s Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) ground the hole a little deeper to remove all trace of the surface texture and reveal the rock’s internal fabric. (Earlier MI mosaics … Continue reading →

Sol 5028, March 17, 2018. After brushing the target named Aguas Calientes, mission scientists commanded the Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) to grind a shallow hole 2 millimeters (about 0.1 inch) into the rock. Then the Microscopic Imager shot the four … Continue reading →

Sol 5024, March 13, 2018. The Microscopic Imager moved in close to examine the surface of the target dubbed Aguas Calientes. Mission scientists are hoping to understand the nature of the rock in the outcrop and what created its streaky … Continue reading →