. Space Industry and Business News .




.
MARSDAILY
Opportunity Studies Rock Interior
by Staff Writers
Pasadena CA (JPL) Oct 05, 2011

File image.

Opportunity is still positioned at the target called "Chester Lake" at Cape York on the rim of Endeavour crater. The rover continues with the in-situ (contact) science investigation of the surface rock called "Salisbury 1."

On Sol 2726 (Sept. 24, 2011), the previously ground Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) hole was re-brushed to remove excessive tailings. Microscopic Imager (MI) images were collected confirming the successful brushing. The Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) was placed down on the target for a post-brush integration.

On Sol 2729 (Sept. 27, 2011), the APXS was retracted from the RAT hole, a Pancam 13-filter image set was taken. Then, along with more MI images, a test of the MI poker was performed.

The test results indicate normal operation of the poker. The Moessbauer (MB) spectrometer was placed down in the hole for a multi-sol integration.

As of Sol 2729 (Sept. 27, 2011), solar array energy production was 313 watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.882 and a solar array dust factor of 0.514.

Total odometry is 20.86 miles (33,574.75 meters, or 33.58 kilometers).

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




.
.
Get Our Free Newsletters Via Email
...
Buy Advertising Editorial Enquiries






.

. 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



MARSDAILY
Opportunity Continues to Study 'Chester Lake' Rock Outcrop
Pasadena CA (JPL) Sep 27, 2011
Opportunity is still positioned at the target called "Chester Lake" at Cape York on the rim of Endeavour crater. On Sol 2717 (Sept. 15, 2011), the rover successfully brushed the surface target, "Salisbury 1," followed by a mosaic of images collected by the Microscopic Imager (MI) and then a placement of the Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) for an overnight integration. On Sol ... read more


MARSDAILY
Samsung seeks sales ban on new iPhone

On sale now in China: the 'iPhone 5'

Samsung seeks sales ban on new iPhone

India launches 'world's cheapest' tablet computer

MARSDAILY
NRL TacSat-4 Launches to Augment Communications Needs

US Space Completes Study for USAF and Identifies Cost-Effective Ways to Procure MILSATCOM

Northrop Grumman Tech Pivotal in US Marine Corps' MTAOM Command and Control System

Proton-M puts military purpose spacecraft into orbit

MARSDAILY
First Vega starts journey to Europe's Spaceport

Arianespace to launch Mexican satellite Mexsat 3

Russia's Soyuz-2.1B carrier rocket orbits Glonass satellite

Sea Launch resumes operations after 2-year break

MARSDAILY
Ruling Fuels Debate On Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking

Raytheon GPS OCX Completes Preliminary Design Review

Hexagon Enhances Satellite-based Positioning Solutions with Locata Local Constellation

Locata Publishes Interface Specifications and Launches New Local Constellation Concept

MARSDAILY
NASA Awards Historic Green Aviation Prize

'Flying carpet' developed in U.S. lab

Teams Fly Over First Round of Competition Hurdles

China opposes EU's 'unilateral' airline tax plan

MARSDAILY
New FeTRAM is promising computer memory technology

Japan's Elpida eyes chip production base in China

Like fish on waves electrons go surfing

Scientists play ping-pong with single electrons

MARSDAILY
APL Builds On Earth Science Success With New Hosted Payload Proposal

Arctic Sea Ice Continues Decline, Hits Second Lowest Level

Google Earth eclipses one billion downloads

NASA Leads Study of Unprecedented Arctic Ozone Loss

MARSDAILY
Oil spill as container ship hits N. Zealand reef

Canadian gold mine project sows discord in Romania

China activist defies officials in fight to save lake

England can breathe easy: bins to be emptied weekly


.

The content herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2011 - Space Media Network. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. 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