Opportunity is continuing the exploration of "Perseverance Valley" on the west rim of Endeavour Crater.
The rover is positioned about halfway down the approximately 656 feet (200-meter) valley near an apparent flow stream island.
A set of outcrops is garnering great interest and discussion among the science team. The rover is position on a surface target called "Tome."
The Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer (APXS) is collecting elemental information about the target.
Meanwhile, the Panoramic Camera (Pancam) is being used to collect extensive targeted and panoramic images of surrounding targets.
On Sol 5046 (April 4, 2018) the APXS continued to integrate, while a Pancam panorama was taken. On the next sol, the robotic arm was used to offset the APXS on the target for further elemental analysis.
On Sol 5049 (April 7, 2018), in order to better reach nearby targets, a small 2-degree turn-in-place was performed by the rover.
More targeted and panoramic imagery was collected by the Pancam over the next several sols. An atmospheric argon measurement was performed by the APXS on Sol 5050 (April 8, 2018).
As of Sol 5052 (April 10, 2018), the solar array energy production was 694 watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.525 and an improved solar array dust factor of 0.818.
Total odometry is 28.04 miles (45.13 kilometers).
