Monthly Archives: July 2013

The latest images to come back from Opportunity suggest the rover is *this* (imagine me putting two fingertips very close together) close to the edge of Solander Point, and to making landfall on her next exciting science site… There’s a … Continue reading →

Well, I didn’t see *that* coming! I thought Oppy was going to steam straight on to the “on” ramp at Solander Point, and make landfall as soon as possible so she could begin ascending to those slopes and outcrops, but … Continue reading →

Oppy continues to make good progress towards “Solander Point”, her landfall site on the northern end of Cape Tribulation. Here’s where she’s got to… No good Pancam images from our latest stopping point yet, but this view-corrected Hazcam shows the … Continue reading →

Look at that… see how close Solander Point is now? We canm see individual boulders on its slopes, we can see the ledges and ridges Oppy will be exploring and studying in the weeks and months ahead… I bet the … Continue reading →

Oppy rolls onwards, ever onwards, and is now more than halfway from Nobby’s Head to Solander Point, her landfall site at the northern tip of Cape Tribulation. The view now is getting pretty stunning… Oh, look at that… Solander Point’s … Continue reading →

Apologies for the break in blogging – combination of having to attend courses for work and taking advantage of the very rare British summery sunshine to go camping – but we’re back now, with a lovely image from Oppy. Here, … Continue reading →