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Spirit's cleaning event: Before and after

Danes on Mars

I was delighted to receive an email from Morten Bo Madsen, who I knew from the Mars Exploration Rover mission as

Color version of the 'Phoenix Descending' HiRISE image

More things to see in the amazing HiRISE image of Phoenix' descent

I have posted several times about the amazing photo captured by HiRISE of Phoenix under its parachute as it descended. There have been two common questions I've received about the photo: was there any color data taken, and what more can I tell you about how hard it was to take the photo? I've got answers to both questions for you today.

Opportunity's route map to sol 1,584

Opportunity route map update

Eduardo Tesheiner was kind enough to send me an updated version of his route map for Opportunity so we can get a sense of just how close the rover is getting to Cape Verde.

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