[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: February 09-14, 2012

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:17:32 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <201202210517.q1L5HW2S029378_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

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

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Rock Studies Continue for Opportunity -
sols 2860-2865, February 09-14, 2012:

Opportunity is positioned on the north end of Cape York on the rim of
Endeavour Crater with an approximate 15-degree northerly tilt for
favorable solar energy production.

While positioned for the winter, Opportunity is conducting regular radio
Doppler tracking measurements to support geo-dynamic investigations of
the planet, in-situ (contact) science investigations of the rock target,
"Amboy," including an extended Microscopic Imager mosaic, and continued
collection of the 13-filter (stereo) 360-degree "Greeley" panorama. The
Mossbauer spectrometer is currently on the surface target Amboy and is
collecting a very long, (multi-sol) integration. Radio Doppler tracking
passes were performed on Sols 2861 (Feb. 10, 2012) and 2863 (Feb. 12,
2012). More segments of the Greeley panorama were collected.

As of Sol 2865 (Feb. 14, 2012), solar array energy production was 274
watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.678 and a solar array
dust factor of 0.467.

Total odometry is unchanged at 21.35 miles (34,361.37 meters).
Received on Tue 21 Feb 2012 12:17:32 AM PST