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NEWS | April 25, 2017

Several Drives This Week Put Opportunity Closer to 'Perseverance Valley'

Opportunity is continuing the drive south to "Perseverance Valley" on the rim of Endeavour Crater, and is now only about 262 feet (80 meters) away.

On Sol 4706 (April 19, 2017), she drove about 66 feet (20 meters). On 4708 (April 22, 2017), she drove another 207 feet (63 meters), and on Sol 4710 (April 24, 2017), a further 118 feet (36 meters) ending just to the east of a small crater named "Orion." The terrain has been generally benign and distances have been primarily limited by visibility. In addition, the rover has been operating well and power conditions have been favorable to the extensive driving.

As of Sol 4711 (April 25, 2017), the solar array energy production was 412 watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.990 and a solar array dust factor of 0.580.

Total odometry is 27.75 miles (44.66 kilometers).

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