[meteorite-list] Doing a lap around the island

[Darren Garrison]

http://www.marsdaily.com/reports/Opportunity_Update_Circling_The_Meteorite_999.html

Opportunity Update: Circling The Meteorite

by Staff Writers
Pasadena CA (SPX) Sep 11, 2009
Opportunity has commenced circumnavigation and full-circle imaging of the large
meteorite
"Block Island". On Sol 1997 (Sept. 5, 2009), the rover moved 5.7 meters (18.7
feet) to the second of six stand-off positions around the meteorite (the first
position being the initial rover location).

At each location Opportunity collects a set of images with the panoramic camera
(Pancam).

On Sol 1999 (Sept. 7, 2009), Opportunity drove about 4 meters (13 feet) to the
third position. The plan is to complete the circumnavigation of the meteorite
before departing this location.

On Sol 1995 (Sept. 3, 2009), a solar-array dust-cleaning event occurred.

As of Sol 2000 (Sept. 8, 2009), Opportunity's solar-array energy production is
527 watt-hours, with an atmospheric opacity (tau) of 0.475 and a dust factor
improved to 0.6145. The rover's total odometry is 17,238.97 meters (10.71
miles).