Tag Archives: Artist’s Drive

Curiosity: The getaway route down Artist’s Drive

Posted on March 31, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 940, March 29, 2015. Using its wide-angle (34mm) lens, the Mastcam shot a 5-frame composite that looks ahead down Artist’s Drive valley, the getaway route for Curiosity once it leaves the area of Garden City and Kanosh rock. (Click … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Cap rock Kanosh’

Posted on March 30, 2015 by rburnham

Sols 942-943, March 30, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend, Curiosity drove further into Artist’s Drive to investigate a rock named “Kanosh.”  This boulder appears to represent the “capping unit,” so we’re planning to study Kanosh … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Arm science’

Posted on March 18, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 930-931, March 18, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The MAHLI team was well prepared for contact science today, but had to scramble to react to news early this morning that the right front wheel is perched on … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Dunes and rocks down Artist’s Drive

Posted on March 17, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 926, March 15, 2015. Curiosity’s Mastcam, in wide-angle mode, looked down Artist’s Drive, the rover’s (eventual) exit path from the Pahrump Hills outcrop. Note the mix of low dunes and the rock-strewn valley floor. (Click the image to open … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Checking out Garden City’

Posted on March 17, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 928-929, March 16, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend, Curiosity bumped closer to the target “Garden City” located in “Artist’s Drive.”  “Garden City” is an intriguing target because it contains a lot of really big … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Looking ahead to Artist’s Drive

Posted on March 13, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 924, March 13, 2015. Curiosity’s route “out of Dodge” lies toward the southwest through a small valley which rover drivers have dubbed Artist’s Drive. This two-frame Navcam composite shows the start of the valley (click the image to open … Continue reading →

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Curiosity’s arm delivers rock powder sample

Posted on March 12, 2015 by rburnham

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its robotic arm Wednesday, March 11, to sieve and deliver a rock-powder sample to an onboard instrument. The sample was collected last month before the team temporarily suspended rover arm movement pending analysis of a … Continue reading →

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Curiosity drills Telegraph Peak target

Posted on February 26, 2015 by rburnham

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its drill on Tuesday, Feb. 24 to collect sample powder from inside a rock target called “Telegraph Peak.” The target sits in the upper portion of “Pahrump Hills,” an outcrop the mission has been investigating … Continue reading →

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