[meteorite-list] Mars Exploration Rover Update - September 22, 2005

[Ron Baalke]

http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/mission/status.html#opportunity

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Approaching 'Erebus' - sol 586-591, Sept 22, 2005:

Opportunity is healthy and continuing its drive toward "Erebus Crater."
Images taken this week show the interior of the crater. Plans for the
next few sols are to get closer to the crater's edge and do extensive
imaging. The team is also planning to use the tools on the robotic arm
to examine a dark area of outcrop located on the way to the edge of the
crater.

Sol-by-sol summaries:

Sol 586 (Sept. 16, 2005): Opportunity conducted remote sensing.

Sol 587: More remote sensing.

Sol 588: Drove about 20 meters (66 feet) at 208 degrees.

Sol 589: Drove about 22 meters (72 feet).

Sol 590: Drove 35 meters (115 feet).

Sol 591 (Sept. 22, 2005): Drove about 17.5 meters (57 feet), turned for
weekend work with robotic arm. As of sol 591, Opportunity has traveled
5,933.69 meters (3.69 miles).