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Tag Archives: Balanced Rock
Curiosity: Rear window view
Sol 1432, August 16, 2016. As Curiosity drives between, then away from, the Murray Buttes, the Navcam looks back. A careful look at the large butte on the right shows “Balanced Rock” in profile on the left edge of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Balanced Rock, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Crossing the sand
Sol 1432, August 15, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: The weekend plan went well, so the plan for Sol 1432 is to keep driving! Curiosity will go about 52 meters across a patch of sand, but before that … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Balanced Rock, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Longa, Marimba, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity: Balanced Rock & Murray Buttes
Sol 1414, July 29, 2016. As Curiosity’s Navcam profiles the nearby mesas among the Murray Buttes, it gets another look at Balanced Rock on the right side of the mesa above. (Balanced Rock was last seen here back on Sol … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Balanced Rock, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity: Murray Buttes & Balanced Rock
Sol 1387, July 1, 2016. Before the rover entered safe mode, it took a 20-frameĀ panorama looking toward the west with the 100mm lens of the Mastcam. The features are the Murray Buttes. The image above (left half of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Balanced Rock, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Stimson Formation
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