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Marathon Valley, Sol 4078-4481 (July 15, 2015 - September 1, 2016)
fredk
post Jul 15 2015, 01:54 PM
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It looks like we had a pretty good drive on 4078 roughly to the east (or NE) and now have a better view down into Marathon Valley:
http://qt.exploratorium.edu/mars/opportuni...0M1.JPG?sol4078
(Yes, we are still paying attention, Oppy!)
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post Aug 27 2015, 07:42 PM
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"Float" is a term for rocks that have broken from their source rock, so they're no longer in place; they lack context (except that they probably originated upslope). Geologists prefer to analyze bedrock rather than float when they can, but the rovers are often forced to look at float rocks rather than outcrop higher up because of terrain trafficability issues. What they do try to do is find float that hasn't traveled far, where you can see the scar that it left behind on the outcrop so you be reasonably sure you know its initial position and orientation.


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- fredk   Marathon Valley   Jul 15 2015, 01:54 PM
- - SteveM   At first glance the sand in Marathon Valley looks ...   Jul 15 2015, 03:02 PM
- - Floyd   QUOTE (fredk @ Jul 15 2015, 08:54 AM) It ...   Jul 15 2015, 05:18 PM
- - atomoid   ...though not collected in a depression, but rando...   Jul 16 2015, 02:42 AM
- - nprev   My first guess would be a stony meteorite with a n...   Jul 16 2015, 04:15 AM
- - jvandriel   First Panoramic view into Marathon Valley with the...   Jul 16 2015, 11:22 AM
|- - Cruzeiro do Sul   One more wonderful panorama Jan. It remember me wh...   Jul 16 2015, 03:44 PM
- - fredk   Lovely view openning up after the 4079 drive to th...   Jul 16 2015, 04:59 PM
- - jvandriel   Cruzeiro do Sul you are right. I missed that compl...   Jul 17 2015, 08:58 AM
|- - Cruzeiro do Sul   QUOTE (jvandriel @ Jul 17 2015, 09:58 AM)...   Jul 20 2015, 10:56 PM
- - jvandriel   and the Navcam L view on Sol 4079. Jan van Driel ...   Jul 17 2015, 09:41 AM
- - brellis   This view needs an Ennio Morricone theme! Tha...   Jul 17 2015, 02:27 PM
- - algorithm   NavCam anaglyph from Sol 4081, into the valley ind...   Jul 18 2015, 08:24 PM
- - algorithm   Hope you didn't have the volume too high! ...   Jul 18 2015, 08:44 PM
- - HughFromAlice   Version 2 of Nav Cams 4079.... a bit better. I did...   Jul 19 2015, 03:53 AM
- - jamescanvin   Some Pancams from 4082 looking up at the steep roc...   Jul 19 2015, 09:36 PM
- - algorithm   A difficult escape from a bunker into Marathon Val...   Jul 19 2015, 10:04 PM
- - jvandriel   Navcam L0 view on Sol 4081. Jan van Driel   Jul 20 2015, 01:45 PM
- - atomoid   Here's to hoping the team considers the scient...   Jul 20 2015, 08:30 PM
- - jamescanvin   More images for the pan of the North Wall on sol 4...   Jul 20 2015, 08:48 PM
- - climber   It looks like a windy place. We will probably have...   Jul 20 2015, 08:51 PM
- - algorithm   If they decide to try atomoids' suggestion (#1...   Jul 20 2015, 09:12 PM
- - HughFromAlice   I've had the morning off work because of a bad...   Jul 21 2015, 05:39 AM
- - jvandriel   Added 1 image ( Right one, Sol 4082 ) to the Sol 4...   Jul 22 2015, 02:11 PM
- - atomoid   sloppy anglyph looking down the smectite valley so...   Jul 23 2015, 09:42 PM
- - eliBonora   another view of sol 4083   Jul 24 2015, 03:48 AM
- - jvandriel   The Navcam L0 view on Sol 4086. Jan van Driel   Jul 24 2015, 09:46 AM
- - jvandriel   and in Stereo. Jan van Driel   Jul 24 2015, 09:51 AM
- - jvandriel   The Navcam R0 panoramic view taken on Sol 4086 and...   Jul 25 2015, 12:46 PM
- - jamescanvin   Late afternoon in Marathon Valley, nice.   Jul 25 2015, 08:28 PM
- - Seryddwr   Wow. That is stunning.   Jul 26 2015, 11:52 AM
- - algorithm   A nice view out onto the crater floor from our pos...   Jul 28 2015, 06:37 PM
- - jamescanvin   It mosaics with another frame from 4087:   Jul 28 2015, 08:26 PM
- - charborob   Sol 4092 pancam view:   Jul 30 2015, 02:41 AM
- - jamescanvin   My version of the 4092 rock survey:   Jul 30 2015, 08:21 PM
- - jamescanvin   Microscopic Imager mosaic of the brushed spot.   Jul 30 2015, 08:54 PM
- - fredk   Tentative plan for the explortion of Marathon Vall...   Aug 4 2015, 02:41 AM
- - Burmese   They should call that view of the rocks on the slo...   Aug 4 2015, 05:18 PM
- - jvandriel   The Navcam L0 view on Sol 4096. Jan van Driel   Aug 5 2015, 06:17 PM
- - jvandriel   The Pancam L2 view on Sol 4087-Sol 4092. Jan van ...   Aug 8 2015, 12:38 PM
|- - SFJCody   Very filmic this spot. Someone should shoot a west...   Aug 8 2015, 02:11 PM
|- - climber   QUOTE (SFJCody @ Aug 8 2015, 04:11 PM) Ve...   Aug 8 2015, 03:16 PM
- - charborob   Sol 4104 L pancam view. Gives you an idea of the ...   Aug 11 2015, 11:41 AM
- - algorithm   Here's that slope again. (I'll ...   Aug 11 2015, 08:13 PM
- - algorithm   And as a quick anaglyph   Aug 11 2015, 08:35 PM
- - ngunn   Oops - I thought the previous one was an anaglyph ...   Aug 11 2015, 10:11 PM
- - algorithm   Now that's exactly what I meant by somebody el...   Aug 12 2015, 06:43 PM
- - algorithm   PanCam views of the other wall (North facing I bel...   Aug 16 2015, 07:07 PM
- - algorithm   And as an anaglyph.   Aug 16 2015, 07:09 PM
- - ngunn   Very nice! Can anyone shed light on whether th...   Aug 16 2015, 09:29 PM
- - eliBonora   Mosaic sol 1408 and HazCam in color, left and r...   Aug 19 2015, 07:31 AM
|- - vikingmars   QUOTE (eliBonora @ Aug 19 2015, 09:31 AM)...   Aug 19 2015, 07:36 PM
- - atomoid   yes nice treatment! the parellel slightly exce...   Aug 19 2015, 11:42 PM
- - atomoid   sol4117 marathon boulders at dusk   Aug 24 2015, 08:51 PM
- - fredk   It looks like we may be heading into those boulder...   Aug 27 2015, 04:13 PM
- - atomoid   ..Crumpler curiously calls them "dark float r...   Aug 27 2015, 07:18 PM
- - elakdawalla   "Float" is a term for rocks that have br...   Aug 27 2015, 07:42 PM
- - centsworth_II   I was surprised to see that the area of smectite d...   Aug 27 2015, 09:43 PM
- - ngunn   Larry Crumpler's field reports are always very...   Aug 27 2015, 09:53 PM
- - Floyd   Opportunity is still alive and exploring Marathon ...   Sep 9 2015, 12:53 AM
- - atomoid   there are some interesting MI images coming down t...   Sep 10 2015, 07:59 PM
- - jamescanvin   Just been catching up on what Oppy was up to while...   Sep 10 2015, 10:05 PM
- - jvandriel   The Navcam L0 view on Sol 4132-4137. Jan van Drie...   Sep 14 2015, 03:12 PM
- - algorithm   From above, Sols 4132,34,37,38 but extended left a...   Sep 15 2015, 08:28 PM
- - jvandriel   The Navcam L panorama stitched together from image...   Sep 16 2015, 02:33 PM
- - jamescanvin   Mosaic looking downhill at the floor of Marathon V...   Sep 17 2015, 10:40 PM
- - jamescanvin   A great look across Endeavour Crater which just ab...   Sep 19 2015, 11:44 PM
- - jvandriel   The Navcam L view on Sol 4144. Jan van Driel   Sep 21 2015, 02:13 PM
- - jvandriel   added 1 image to the Sol 4144 L0 panorama. Jan va...   Sep 21 2015, 08:12 PM
- - jvandriel   The Navcam L view on Sol 4146. Jan van Driel   Sep 24 2015, 06:21 PM
- - Phil Stooke   This is part of the valley floor mosaic I'm wo...   Oct 2 2015, 05:15 PM
- - jvandriel   The Navcam L 0 panoramic view on Sol 4147-4149. J...   Oct 5 2015, 05:59 PM
- - jvandriel   and the Navcam L0 view on Sol 4153. Jan van Driel...   Oct 6 2015, 01:54 PM
- - Phil Stooke   This is a circular view - a bit distorted by the s...   Oct 6 2015, 02:50 PM
- - jvandriel   and the L0 panoramic view ( 9 images ) on Sol 4155...   Oct 6 2015, 02:58 PM
- - atomoid   nice view sol4159 cant resist a couple anaglyphs   Oct 6 2015, 09:08 PM
- - jamescanvin   Some nice Pancams from the last couple of sols.   Oct 7 2015, 10:32 PM
- - jvandriel   The Navcam R0 view on Sol 4158. Jan van Driel   Oct 9 2015, 12:51 PM
- - jvandriel   and the Navcam L0 view on Sol 4159 and 4161 stitch...   Oct 9 2015, 01:29 PM
- - jvandriel   The Navcam L0 view on Sol 4167. Jan van Driel   Oct 16 2015, 12:22 PM
- - jamescanvin   Pancam mosaic looking back uphill.   Oct 19 2015, 09:00 PM
- - nprev   MOD NOTE: 10 posts directly or indirectly related ...   Oct 23 2015, 02:11 AM
- - algorithm   That's a shame, those ten posts were filling i...   Oct 23 2015, 02:03 PM
- - atomoid   ok then, heres something new: sol4175 MIs have jus...   Oct 24 2015, 12:05 AM
- - eliBonora   Sol 4136 Sol 4144   Oct 24 2015, 05:02 PM
- - charborob   Sols 4282-4183 LPancam view: (horizon left crooke...   Nov 2 2015, 12:50 PM
- - jamescanvin   Realised that I hadn't posted my version of th...   Nov 3 2015, 08:04 AM
|- - James Sorenson   Wonderful as always James I haven't made a m...   Nov 5 2015, 06:35 AM
|- - vikingmars   QUOTE (James Sorenson @ Nov 5 2015, 07:35...   Nov 5 2015, 08:37 AM
- - James Sorenson   Whats down from Sol-4154.   Nov 9 2015, 06:01 AM
- - James Sorenson   My version of the Sol 4140-4141 Mosaic.   Nov 10 2015, 06:45 AM
- - Explorer1   Fantastic work James! Awe-inspiring....   Nov 10 2015, 07:30 AM
- - James Sorenson   Thank you. Sol 4098-4122   Nov 11 2015, 12:02 PM
|- - vikingmars   QUOTE (James Sorenson @ Nov 11 2015, 01:0...   Nov 12 2015, 08:28 AM
- - charborob   Opportunity moved on sol 4200. Notice the shadow o...   Nov 18 2015, 12:39 PM
- - Phil Stooke   Yes! I don't remember seeing a shadow bef...   Nov 18 2015, 05:12 PM
- - fredk   There was sol 2847 with some lovely views such as ...   Nov 18 2015, 06:49 PM
- - atomoid   i really liked the ones in shadow from sol4200 but...   Nov 18 2015, 10:36 PM
- - jamescanvin   Speaking of shadows, note the one on the left here...   Nov 19 2015, 12:54 PM
- - Astro0   A little gif of the scene change at Marathon Valle...   Nov 19 2015, 11:59 PM
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