Monthly Archives: November 2012

(Yes, running out of ‘brush’ gags, I’ll admit it…) New images taken by Oppy’s Microscopic Imager show the rover has been working some more on the area of “Sandcherry” she recently brushed the dust off… And a bit more work…

High up on the eastern flank of Cape York, Opportunity is busy studying “Sandcherry” (thanks M!), one of the eroded plates of rock close to the Kirkwood outcrop. Most recently she has been using the tools on the end of … Continue reading →

Opportunity has been taking a LOT of colour sequences recently, to allow the mission team (and amateur image enthusiasts) to create large, highly detailed panoramic mosaics of the area she’s exploring and studying high up on the eastern flank of … Continue reading →

While the media and space geek spotlights are shining brightly on Curiosity and the Earth-shaking Big Secret she’s clutching close to her chest, Opportunity is still doing what she does best – what she has always done best, ever since … Continue reading →

The latest Google Earth map update from UMSF’s Tesheiner (thanks, Tesh!) shows that Oppy is now almost back at Whitewater Lake, having completed her recce of the top of Cape York… It’s taken a while, as this next image – … Continue reading →

Oppy is having a fine old time up on the eastern flank of Cape York. Havingstudied and then driven away from the Stegosaur spine-like outcrop “Kirkwood” and the almost pancake-flat rocky plate “Whitewater Lake” she’s now driving back towards them, … Continue reading →

While Curiosity stands statue-still on the floor of Gale Crater, staring at its own dust scoop like some bizarre wheeled Weeping Angel, Opportunity continues to rove…and rove… and rove, high up on Cape York, on the eroded edge of the … Continue reading →

Having driven towards and then past several rocky outcrops, it looks like Oppy is now about to drive to – maybe even over – one of the major landmarks on Cape York, a round, flat-topped area which is almost certainly … Continue reading →

If you’ve been waiting for a Road to Endeavour update on Opportunity’s activities, sorry, I’ve been busy with other “real life” things. Very inconvenient, I know! And also, although she hasn’t been moving much, Curiosity has been taking some truly … Continue reading →