APOD: Perseverance Valley Panorama (2019 Mar 14)

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APOD: Perseverance Valley Panorama (2019 Mar 14)

Post by APOD Robot » Thu Mar 14, 2019 4:06 am

Image Perseverance Valley Panorama

Explanation: Mars exploration rover Opportunity's parting panorama from Perseverance Valley spans 360 degrees in this false color mosaic. The scene is composed of 354 individual images recorded through 3 different color filters by the rover's panoramic camera from May 13 through June 10, 2018. A few frames remain in black and white at the lower left though. Those were obtained through only one filter just before a dust storm engulfed Mars in June 2018, ultimately ending the solar-powered rover's trailblazing 15 year mission. Just right of center, the annotation identifies Opportunity's entry point to Perseverance Valley along the Endeavor crater's western rim. The rover's tracks begin there, extending from over the horizon toward the far right and its final resting spot on the Red Planet.

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Re: APOD: Perseverance Valley Panorama (2019 Mar 14)

Post by bystander » Thu Mar 14, 2019 5:02 am

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Re: APOD: Perseverance Valley Panorama (2019 Mar 14)

Post by orin stepanek » Thu Mar 14, 2019 11:09 am

Spirit and Opportunity: Two little robots that could! :D :thumb_up: :clap:
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