Opportunity has moved on from 'Spirit Mound' on the rim of Endeavour Crater.
After several sols of collecting both Navigation Camera (Navcam) and Panoramic Camera (Pancam) panoramas around Spirit Mound, on Sol 4546 (Nov. 6, 2016), the rover drove about 112 feet (34 meters) to the south-southwest, heading for the next science waypoint.
After the drive, Opportunity again collected more Navcam and Pancam panoramas, collecting a full 360-degree Navcam panorama on Sol 4547 (Nov. 7, 2016).
On Sol 4548 (Nov. 8, 2016), the rover intended to drive about 43 feet (13 meters), but the drive was terminated after only 33 inches (85 centimeters) of progress.
Opportunity contains a special flight software algorithm to check for possible wheel embedding events. The algorithm stops a drive anytime three or more wheel experiences higher than expected drive currents, a possible indicator of embedding.
On this drive, there was a false positive. Steep terrain, not embedding, resulting in higher current. The plan ahead is to recover the full drive, but add allowances for the steep terrain.
As of Sol 4548 (Nov. 8, 2016), the solar array energy production is 445 watt-hours with an atmospheric opacity (Tau) of 0.886 and a solar array dust factor of 0.706.
Total odometry is 27.02 miles (43.48 kilometers).
