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ZW-MERB_930_br2.jpgAll the way, until Victoria...100 visiteCaption NASA originale:"The team managing NASA's MER Opportunity had set Victoria Crater as a long-term destination even before the Rover climbed out of Endurance Crater, in December 2004. As of early September 2006, Opportunity has driven more than 7,2 Km (about 4,5 miles) since leaving Endurance and is now approaching Victoria.
Victoria is the large crater near the bottom of this map made from images taken by the Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor. The gold line traces Opportunity's path Eastward then Southward from Eagle Crater, where it landed, to Endurance Crater, where it spent six months, and nearly to Victoria. The south end of the line indicates the Opportunity's location as of the Rover's 930th Sol (such as Sept. 5, 2006). Victoria is about 750 mt (approx. 0,47 mile) in diameter, or about six times wider than Endurance and 35 time wider than Eagle. The scale bar at lower right shows the length of 800 meters (about 0,50 mile)".
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ZZ-Z-O-JC1-MERB_Traverse_Sol1487.jpgOpportunity Traverse Map, up to Sol 145797 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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ZW-MERB_914_br2.jpgFrom "Eagle" to "Victoria"...96 visitenessun commento
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ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-ZZ-OPP-SOL1213-1P235875841EFF85MYP2444L6M1-IT2.jpg"Tubular Bells"... - Sol 1213 (EDM n.1 - credits: Ivana Tognoloni - Lunexit Team)96 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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OPP-SOL0101-1N137171207EFF2019P2680L0M1.jpgMartian sunset over Meridiani Planum (2 - possible natural colors - elab. Lunexit)95 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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OPPORTUNITY-STAR-1P136550562EFF1900P2679L2M1.jpgUs, in the Sunset... (possible True Colors; credits: Dr Paolo C. Fienga)93 visiteFrame numero 20000 per Lunar Explorer Italia: un piccolo omaggio al Pianeta Rosso (il più "gettonato" nell'Immaginario Collettivo), alla Terra (sempre inquieta e bistrattata, che vedete indicata dalla freccia), ai Colori dell'Universo (forse, ed a dispetto dei grandi Temi Scientifici - ! -, uno dei più curiosi enigmi dello Spazio) ed alla intrinseca Bellezza, Fascino e Mistero che avvolgono, sempre e comunque, le immagini in arrivo da "strani e nuovi mondi, laddove nessun Essere Umano ha ancora messo piede"...
Congratulazioni a Lunar Explorer Italia, ai Soci Fondatori, agli Amici ed a tutti i Colleghi che, da qualche anno, contribuiscono a far crescere questa piccola, grande, Realtà della Divulgazione e della Ricerca Libera e di Frontiera.
Legnano (MI), lì 7 Dicembre 2008
Dr Paolo C. Fienga - Lunar Explorer Italia
Presidente e Socio FondatoreMareKromium
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OPP-SOL0101-LIGHT-1P137171550EFF2019P2680L6M1.jpgAnother light at the horizon (possible natural colors - elab. Lunexit)89 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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ZZ-Z-MERB_Sol1164_1.jpgRolling around Victoria: Opportunity Traverse Map from Sol 943 up to Sol 116483 visiteOpportunity recently completed work on soil exposures North of the rim of Victoria Crater where winds channeled by alcoves have produced alternating light and dark streaks. The MER finished in-situ analyses with measurements at a target known as "Alicante", where there appears to be a concentration of dark sand on the downwind side of a rock, on Sol 1149 (April 18, 2007). Analysis continues of data collected from this and other sites.
In addition, strong winds perhaps associated with channeling caused by the crater's jagged rim may have contributed to deck-cleaning events for Opportunity.
On 2 separate occasions, Soles 1153 (April 22, 2007) and 1158 (April 27, 2007), the solar array power increased significantly. In fact, the power level of 848 watt-hours, reached on Sol 1160 (April 29, 2007), was the highest measured since about Sol 300 (Nov. 26, 2004), early in the mission (note: a "watt-hour" is the amount of power needed to light a 100-watt bulb for 1 hour).
This orbital view was acquired by the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment camera on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.MareKromium
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ZZ-Z-P-PIA13731.jpgOpportunity Traverse Map until Sol 2450 83 visiteCaption NASA:"This Map shows the path that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover (MER) Opportunity followed from the 1813th Martian day, or Sol, of its work on Mars (such as Feb. 28, 2009) up to Sol 2450 (such as Dec. 15, 2010). On Sol 2450, Opportunity approached a crater informally named "Santa Maria", which is about 90 meters (295 feet) in diameter.
The base map is imagery from the Context Camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Opportunity completed its three-month prime mission in April 2004".MareKromium
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ZY-Z-MERB_Sol1162_1.jpgRolling around Victoria: Opportunity Traverse Map from Sol 943 up to Sol 116278 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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OPP-SOL0101-CLOUDS-1N137172962EFF2019P1559L0M1~0.jpgMartian sunset over Meridiani Planum (8) - Clouds (possible natural colors - elab. Lunexit)73 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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ZZ-Z-P-PIA11737.jpgThe Way to the Giant Endeavour Crater - Sol 174273 visiteCaption NASA:"The red-and-white line on this image traces the route that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity drove from its Landing inside Eagle Crater on Jan. 4, 2004 (Universal Time; Jan. 3 Pacific Standard Time) through the 1742nd Martian Day, or Sol, of the mission (Dec. 17, 2008). During that period, Opportunity drove 13,62 Km (about 8,5 miles).
Opportunity climbed out of the 800-meter-wide (half-mile-wide) Victoria Crater on Sol 1634 (Aug. 28, 2008). The Rover's next major destination is a much larger crater further South, Endeavour Crater, with a diameter of about 22 Km (approx. 14 miles).
The route and labels on this map are overlain on an image from the Thermal Emission Imaging System camera on NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter".MareKromium
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