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Tag Archives: Baynes Mountain
Curiosity update: Study Trekkopje, check wheels
Sol 1386, June 29, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Our drive in the Sol 1385 plan took us 66 meters, continuing our path south between the “Baynes Mountains” and “Helgas Dune”. The plan for Sol 1386 starts off … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Baynes Mountain, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Helgas Dune, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Stimson Formation, Trekkopje
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Curiosity update: Drive, then drive some more
Sol 1385, June 28, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Not a lot to report today: these one-sol drive plans are pretty simple! (Well, as simple as driving a giant robot on another planet can be…) Yesterday’s drive took … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Baynes Mountain, Curiosity, Epembe, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Baynes Mountain
Sol 1384, June 27, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Our weekend soliday plan was successful, putting us about halfway to our next likely drilling location. We are now in “unrestricted” planning again, meaning we will be getting data … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Baynes Mountain, Berseba, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Contact science at Koes
Sol 1380-81, June 22, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The drive on Sol 1378 went well, and Curiosity drove ~44 m to the south, bringing our total drive distance to more than 13.2 km. We’re currently making our … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Baynes Mountain, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Helgas, Khoabendus, Koes, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Onawa, Stimson Formation
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