Tag Archives: Artist’s Drive

Curiosity: Checking Telegraph Peak dirt

Posted on April 13, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 954, April 13, 2015. The front right Navcam catches the arm deploying so the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) can examine a small pile of soil from the Telegraph Peak drilling. The three frames were taken at different times … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Longer drive’

Posted on April 11, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 952, April 10, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL drove 18 meters on Sol 951, as planned, putting the rover in position to image the terrain ahead and plan a longer drive on Sol 952.  The total … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Long-range look down Artist’s Drive

Posted on April 10, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 951, April 10, 2015. With Curiosity spending so much time down on the floor of Pahrump Hills, the terrain ahead has been viewed only from orbit. Here several Navcam frames composited show a long-range view down Artist’s Drive, helping … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ’10K’

Posted on April 10, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 951, April 9, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: We are continuing our driving tour of Artist’s Drive, and we should be reaching the 10k mark on Curiosity’s odometer in the sol 951 plan! The rover will start … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Rimrock and Mt. Sharp

Posted on April 9, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 950, April 9, 2015. Five Navcam frames in a composite image profile the rimrock that stands above the Garden City outcrop and which forms the north-facing slope of Artist’s Drive valley. Behind looms the lofty mound of Aeolis Mons … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Taking in the scenery along Artist’s Drive’

Posted on April 9, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 950, April 8, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Like most tourists who visit Artist’s Drive on Earth, Curiosity is busy taking lots of photos to document the valley walls of Artist’s Drive on Mars.  We are officially … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Valley entrance in rear-view mirror

Posted on April 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 949, April 8, 2015. A four-frame Navcam composite looking back shows the gateway into the valley called Artist’s Drive, and a small dune under Curiosity’s wheels. On the left is the south-facing valley wall, with thin, slabby exposures of … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Leaving Garden City’

Posted on April 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 949, April 7, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: After an extensive study of the veins at Garden City, it’s finally time to continue on our path down Artist’s Drive. We’ve collected a lot of really great data, … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Return to Garden City’

Posted on April 1, 2015 by rburnham

Sols 944-945, April 1, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: After receiving and analyzing the most recent “Garden City” data, the MSL team decided that more data are needed to better understand this interesting outcrop.  Therefore, after acquiring some … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Dunes, rocks, and veins in Artist’s Drive

Posted on April 1, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 942, April 1, 2015. Despite dunes and rocks, the Navcam shows a generally trafficable path down Artist’s Drive. This will be the onward route for Curiosity once it finishes up at Garden City and Kanosh. On the right-hand wall, … Continue reading →

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