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Curiosity update: The great martian bake-off

Posted on June 5, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2072, June 5, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: We received confirmation that the “Duluth” drill sample was delivered to SAM this weekend, so we’re ready to run our evolved gas analysis (EGA) tosol! An EGA basically involves … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: A very, very, very good day on Mars

Posted on June 4, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2070-72, June 4, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Every single day that the Curiosity team gets to go into work and operate a one-ton rover on the surface of Mars is a good day. But last Friday … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Drill fault

Posted on December 2, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1537, December 1, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Unfortunately, the much-anticipated rotary-only drilling experiment did not even start due to a drill fault that is currently being investigated.  This type of drill fault appears to be unrelated … Continue reading →

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