[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update - August 08-14, 2012

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 14:28:18 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201208162128.q7GLSIWI028828_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity

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

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).
Received on Thu 16 Aug 2012 05:28:18 PM PDT