[meteorite-list] Mars Rover Opportunity Update - February 6-11, 2013

[Ron Baalke]

OPPORTUNITY UPDATE: Opportunity is on a Rock Hunt - 
sols sols 3214-3219, Feb 6-11, 2013

Opportunity is conducting the post-walkabout in-situ (contact) science 
campaign at different locations around the inboard edge of 'Cape York' 
on the rim of Endeavour Crater.

On Sol 3214 (Feb. 6, 2013), the rover completed the investigation of the 
target 'Fecunis Lake' with a Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) brush of the target 
followed by a Microscopic Imager (MI) mosaic and an Alpha Particle X-ray 
Spectrometer (APXS) placement. On Sol 3216 (Feb. 9, 2013), Opportunity 
bumped back to image the brushed target with Panoramic Camera (Pancam) 
image, then drove about 52 feet (16 meters) to the west towards a new 
target of interest. On Sol 3219 (Feb. 12, 2013), the rover bumped about 
5.9 feet (1.8 meters) towards the new target 'Maley.' No 'amnesia' events 
with the Flash file system have occurred since Sol 3183 (Jan. 6, 2013), 
and the rover is otherwise in good health.

As of Sol 3219 (Feb. 12, 2013), the solar array energy production was 
490 watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.891 and a solar 
array dust factor of 0.626.

Total odometry is 22.08 miles (35539.61 meters).