[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update: August 8-13, 2013

From: Ron Baalke <baalke_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:00:53 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <201308170100.r7H10r5T026868_at_zagami.jpl.nasa.gov>

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

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Snapping Pictures of the Martian Moons - sols 3392-3397,
Aug. 08, 2013-Aug. 13, 2013:

Opportunity is at the base of 'Solander Point' on the rim of Endeavour
Crater. The rover is positioned in front of a large rock, called 'Tick
Bush' for in-situ (contact) investigation with the instruments on the
robotic arm.

On Sol 3392 (Aug. 8, 2013), a Microscopic Imager (MI) mosaic was collected
of Tick Bush, followed by the placement of the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer
(APXS) for multi-sol integration. On Sol 3396 (Aug. 12, 2013), the robotic
arm repositioned the APXS with a small offset, documented by a Microscopic
Imager finder frame image. Also on that sol, the rover took advantage
of a celestial alignment and imaged the transit of both moons, Phobos
and Deimos. A second Phobos transit was imaged on the next sol while the
APXS continued to integrate on the rock target.

As of Sol 3397 (Aug. 13, 2013), the solar array energy production was
376 watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.695 and a solar
array dust factor of 0.532.

Total odometry is 23.73 miles (38.18 kilometers).
Received on Fri 16 Aug 2013 09:00:53 PM PDT