Mars Exploration Rovers Update

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« Reply #690 on: 08/14/2012 10:39 AM »

Sol 3041

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Took navcam images from the current location and measured sky radiance.

https://twitter.com/nivnac/status/235474253334605824

Nav Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/navcam/2012-08-13/

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« Reply #691 on: 08/15/2012 09:26 AM »

Sol 3042

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Took colour images of a nearby crater named 'Sao Rafael' and then drove ~37m along the edge of Cape York.

https://twitter.com/nivnac/status/235870216280752128

Pan Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/pancam/2012-08-14/

Nav Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/navcam/2012-08-14/

Rear Haz Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/rear_hazcam/2012-08-17/

Fwd Haz Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/forward_hazcam/2012-08-17/

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Re: Mars Exploration Rovers Update

« Reply #692 on: 08/17/2012 10:28 AM »

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sols 3036-3042, August 08-14, 2012: Opportunity is on the Move Again!

Opportunity is on the move again at the north end of Cape York on the rim of Endeavour Crater.

On Sols 3036 and 3037 (Aug. 8 and 9, 2012), the rover completed a set of Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) measurements on a surface target, called "Rushall_1." With the APXS integrations done, Opportunity swung the robotic arm out of the way so detailed Panoramic Camera (Pancam) images could be taken on Sol 3039 (Aug. 11, 2012). On the next sol, the rover drove south with a 90-feet (27.5-meter) drive toward the small impact crater, called "Sao Rafael." With "drive-by" imaging of the crater complete, Opportunity drove again on Sol 3042 (Aug. 14, 2012), with a 128-feet (39-meter) drive toward another small impact crater, called "Berrio." The rover also had enough energy on that sol to collect an atmospheric argon measurement with the APXS.

As of Sol 3042 (Aug. 14, 2012), the solar array energy production was 545 watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.564 and a solar array dust factor of 0.688.

Total odometry is 21.57 miles (34,705.88 meters).

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status_opportunityAll.html#sol360


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Re: Mars Exploration Rovers Update

« Reply #693 on: 08/17/2012 10:30 AM »

Sol 3043

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Took 'Horizon Survey' images

https://twitter.com/nivnac/status/237493134089658368


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« Reply #694 on: 08/17/2012 10:30 AM »

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Took colour pancam images of Berrio Crater then drove ~30m further along Cape York.

https://twitter.com/nivnac/status/237494218153664512

Nav Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/navcam/2012-08-16/

Fwd Haz Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/forward_hazcam/2012-08-16/

Rear Haz Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/rear_hazcam/2012-08-16/

Pan Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/pancam/2012-08-17/

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Re: Mars Exploration Rovers Update

« Reply #695 on: 08/17/2012 11:43 AM »

Just amazing images from the last 2 days!

Thanks for keeping the updates coming racshot.

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« Reply #696 on: 08/19/2012 02:32 PM »

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Took a full colour image of the foreground.

https://twitter.com/nivnac/status/237494470277476352

Pan Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/pancam/2012-08-20/

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« Reply #697 on: 08/19/2012 02:37 PM »

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Took images of Timika & a nearby outcrop, then drove ~100m further along Cape York.

https://twitter.com/nivnac/status/237495171938390016

Rear Haz Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/rear_hazcam/2012-08-18/

Nav Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/navcam/2012-08-18/

Pan Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/pancam/2012-08-18/

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« Reply #698 on: 08/20/2012 10:21 AM »

Sol 3047

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Completed the navcam panorama of the current site and took 'clast survey' images.

https://twitter.com/nivnac/status/237495743362002944

Nav Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/navcam/2012-08-19/

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« Reply #699 on: 08/21/2012 03:52 PM »

Sol 3048

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Took a 360 degree albedo (brightness) mosaic and some calibration images.

https://twitter.com/nivnac/status/237894349210411010

Pan Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/pancam/2012-08-20/

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« Reply #700 on: 08/22/2012 08:21 PM »

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Took colour images of Goldstrike, Muruntau & a mosaic of Shoemaker Ridge ( the spine of Cape York) then drove ~41m before the drive stopped because the visual odometry could not find any features to track.

https://twitter.com/nivnac/status/238388866820734976

Nav Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/navcam/2012-08-22/

Fwd Haz Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/forward_hazcam/2012-08-22/

Rear Haz Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/rear_hazcam/2012-08-22/

Pan Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/pancam/2012-08-23/

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« Reply #701 on: 08/24/2012 09:05 AM »

Sol 3050

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Took calibration images for the 'Muruntau' images taken yestersol.

https://twitter.com/nivnac/status/238931776427405312


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« Reply #702 on: 08/24/2012 09:08 AM »

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Drove ~30m further south along Cape York

https://twitter.com/nivnac/status/238932046486069249

Pan Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/pancam/2012-08-24/

Nav Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/navcam/2012-08-24/

Fwd Haz Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/forward_hazcam/2012-08-24/

Rear Haz Cam - http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportunity/rear_hazcam/2012-08-24/

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