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August 12, 2016

Opportunity going back for closer look at grooves seen in images
Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 12, 2016
Opportunity is wrapping up the exploration 'Marathon Valley' on the rim of Endeavour crater. On sol 4452 (Aug. 1, 2016), the high terrain walls of the valley prevented the low elevation Odyssey relay pass from returning any rover data. The team, aware of this, planned Opportunity's drive to the next sol. On Sol 4453 (Aug. 3, 2016), the rover bumped about 19 feet (6 meters) closer to an exposed outcrop, not before taking some more color Panoramic Camera (Pancam) panoramas of 'Gibraltar ... read more

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