[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: February 29 - March 07, 2012

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 14:40:12 -0800 (PST)
Message-ID: <201203092240.q29MeCQS014852_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

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

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Winter Studies of 'Amboy' Rock Continue -
sols 2880-2886, February 29 - March 07, 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 Microscopic Imager mosaics and long Mossbauer
spectrometer integrations, and continued collection of Panoramic Camera
(Pancam) images.

Radio Doppler tracking passes were performed on Sols 2882, 2883, 2885
and 2886 (March 2, 4, 6 and 7, 2012). A Microscopic Imager mosaic was
collected on Sol 2882 (March 2, 2012). The Mossbauer was otherwise
placed down on Amboy collecting further integration time after each
Microscopic Imager mosaic. Additional 13-filter Pancam images of
foreground targets were taken.

As of Sol 2886 (March 7, 2012), solar array energy production was 298
watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.557 and a solar array
dust factor of 0.487.

Total odometry is unchanged at 21.35 miles (34,361.37 meters).
Received on Fri 09 Mar 2012 05:40:12 PM PST