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Curiosity: Ireson Hill, in full-width profile
Sols 1539 and 1548, December 4 and 13, 2016. On Sol 1539 (December 4), Curiosity’s Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) shot a five-frame composite of the small butte called Ireson Hill, but the frames didn’t cover the butte’s full width. On Sol … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Ireson Hill
Sol 1539, December 4, 2016. Both the Mastcam (100mm lens) and the Remote Micro-Imager took aim at the low butte dubbed Ireson Hill. It lies to the southwest of Curiosity’s current position. Click either image to enlarge it. Sol 1539 … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Northwest by north
Sol 1690, May 8, 2017. As Curiosity continues southeast toward Vera Rubin Ridge, it is slowly but surely climbing. A look behind the rover with the Navcam shows, beyond the Murray Formation slabs and rocks which Curiosity is currently driving … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Hazcam views, fore and aft
Sol 1665, April 12, 2017. A bright day in Gale Crater on Mars, and Curiosity stands partway across its rock-and-sand path toward Vera Rubin Ridge and eventually Mt. Sharp. At top right is the view from the front Hazcam, while … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Leaving the buttes behind
Sol 1617, February 22, 2017. A three-frame composite by Curiosity’s Navcam shows the buttes (Ireson Hill at right) receding as the rover drives onto the edge of the Bagnold sands. Note the imprints of its wheels at right as they … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Hazcams, fore and aft
Sol 1612, February 17, 2017. Classic views from the Hazcams, front and back. Mt. Sharp on the horizon ahead and Ireson Hill behind on the right. The Bagnold Sands make a sea out of which layered rocks rise like islands. … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Passagassawakeag and other challenges
Sol 1609, February 13, 2017, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL drove a little over 9 meters on Sol 1608, to get the vehicle closer to Ireson Hill and the dark blocks that have rolled down from the top … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Celebrating Sol 1600 with ‘Whiskey’ and ‘Rye’
Sol 1600-01, February 3, 2017, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Wow, 1600 sols on Mars – that is quite an accomplishment! And we’re at an exciting point in the traverse as we approach the next segment of the Bagnold … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Outlier butte
Sol 1580, January 15, 2017. The Mastcam, using its 100mm telephoto lens, shot a six-frame composite (4.5 MB) of a distant outlier butte. It lies about a kilometer (3,200 feet) southwest of Curiosity. Click image to enlarge it. Sol 1580 … Continue reading
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Curiosity: 26 meters onward
Sol 1574, January 9, 2017. The rover put 26 meters (85 feet) behind it as Curiosity drove southeast, continuing its trek toward Mt. Sharp. Around here, sand covers about as much of the ground as rocks do. Above, the right … Continue reading
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