Free Newsletters - Space - Defense - Environment - Energy
..
. Mars Exploration News .




MARSDAILY
Snapping Pictures of the Martian Moons
by Staff Writers
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 20, 2013


File image.

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).

.


Related Links
Mars exploration rovers
Mars News and Information at MarsDaily.com
Lunar Dreams and more






Comment on this article via your Facebook, Yahoo, AOL, Hotmail login.

Share this article via these popular social media networks
del.icio.usdel.icio.us DiggDigg RedditReddit GoogleGoogle




Memory Foam Mattress Review
Newsletters :: SpaceDaily :: SpaceWar :: TerraDaily :: Energy Daily
XML Feeds :: Space News :: Earth News :: War News :: Solar Energy News





MARSDAILY
Mars Rover Opportunity Working at Edge of 'Solander'
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 19, 2013
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is studying the area of contact between a rock layer formed in acidic wet conditions long ago and an even older one that may be from a more neutral wet environment. This geological contact line recording a change in environmental conditions billions of years ago lies at the foot of a north-facing slope, "Solander Point," that the rover's operators chose months ... read more


MARSDAILY
NASA Selects Launch Services Contract for OSIRIS-REx Mission

Environmental Controls Move Beyond Earth

Bad night's sleep? The moon could be to blame

Moon Base and Beyond

MARSDAILY
China launches three experimental satellites

Medical quarantine over for Shenzhou-10 astronauts

China's astronauts ready for longer missions

Chinese probe reaches record height in space travel

MARSDAILY
ISS Boosting Biological Research in Orbit

Japanese Cargo Craft Captured, Berthed to ISS

Japanese Cargo Spacecraft Docks with ISS

NASA's Firestation on way to ISS

MARSDAILY
Pluto Science Conference Exceeds Expectations

SciTechTalk: Grab your erasers, there are more moons than we thought

NASA Hubble Finds New Neptune Moon

NASA finds new moon on Neptune

MARSDAILY
Gravitational tide the secret of Saturn's weird moon

Mystery of the Missing Waves on Titan

Revealed - the mystery of the gigantic storm on Saturn

Cassini Finds Hints of Activity at Saturn Moon Dione

MARSDAILY
Thai villagers mistake Google worker for government snoop

Norway says no to Apple request to photograph Oslo for 3-D maps

Africa's ups and downs

Lockheed Completes Solar UV Imager For GOES-R Enviro Tests

MARSDAILY
Test at Naval Station Proves Recovery Operations for Orion

Voyager 1 Has Left the Solar System

NASA Voyager Statement about Competing Models to Explain Recent Spacecraft Data

NASA Commercial Crew Partner SpaceX Completes Orbit and Entry Review

MARSDAILY
Distant planet sets speed record by orbiting its star every 8.5 hours

Kepler planet hunter spacecraft is beyond repair: NASA

Astronomers Image Lowest-mass Exoplanet Around a Sun-like Star

New Explorer Mission Chooses the 'Just-Right' Orbit




The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2014 - Space Media Network. AFP, UPI and IANS news wire stories are copyright Agence France-Presse, United Press International and Indo-Asia News Service. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement,agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by Space Media Network on any Web page published or hosted by Space Media Network. Privacy Statement