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Tag Archives: Albert
Curiosity: Albert gets the brush-off
Sol 975, May 5, 2015. The target Albert was dusted off by the DRT (Dust Removal Tool) and then imaged by MAHLI, the hand-lens imager. Below right: the Navcam imaged MAHLI at work. Sol 975 raw images (from all cameras), … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Albert, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Shields, NASA
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Curiosity update: ‘Onward to Jocko Butte’
Sol 976-977, May 4, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: With our weekend contact science done, it’s time to hit the road again. The sol 976 plan includes some final Mastcam mosaics of the interesting outcrops that we have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Albert, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Jocko Butte, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity update: ‘Albert, Bigfork, & Charity’
Sol 973-975, May 1, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL is in a good position for contact science observations on an interesting outcrop of sedimentary rock, so the rover will be busy this weekend! We had to change … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Albert, Bigfork, Charity, Curiosity, Empire, Gale Crater, Logan Pass, Logan's Run, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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