A walk on Mars...with Spirit & Opportunity, the Mars Exploration Rovers


Geodesy Mars Atlas section MC19. This is the Margaritifer Sinus region, Opportunity's location is in the upper-right corner of the image near the curved elongated patch of dark material residing in a partially buried crater.

Linked to original file; MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-299, 1 february 2002.

A mosaic I made using MSSS/MOC imagery. Synthetic color overlay. Endurance is the crater in the center of the image, the one with the 'windtail'. The big crater in the bottom of the image is Victoria; A possible future goal.

Linked to high-res file. Link to original files;

http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/

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Enhanced zoom in on the 256IMG version of the Geodesy Mars Atlas. Linked to high-res file. Original IMG file : http://www.msss.com/mgcwg/mgm/

Approximate same area of the IMG zoom with ellipse overlay. Linked to original file; MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-615, 24 January 2004

 


The ellipse for Opportunity. The red dot presents the landing site. The crater surrounded by light-colored outcrop just outside the ellipse and south of the landing site is Victoria. Linked to original file; MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-631, 9 February 2004


Opportunity's tracks. The latest MOC image showing Opportunity's tracks. The parachute and backshell can be seen lower-middle left, the heatshield-crash site south of Endurance crater; as a dark circular patch. The lander can be seen as a white speck in Eagle Crater; in the upper left of the frame. The soil disturbed by the firing of the retrorockets during EDL are also visible south of Eagle Crater. Opportunity is seen as a tiny black dot near the end of the track at Fram Crater, en route to Endurance Crater. Linked to original file; MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-981, 24 January 2005. Relevant link; http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2004/02/13/ and this one; http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/2004/02/17/.

 


Opportunity at Erebus. Erebus is visible in the synthetic-color mosaic at the top of the page.
It is the crater in between Endurance and Victoria, at the edge of the 'bright' terrain.
Linked to original file; MGS MOC Release No. MOC2-1260, 24 October 2005