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Tag Archives: Big Arm
Curiosity update: ‘Bumping to Missoula’
Sol 1030, June 29, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity is still investigating the contact between the Pahrump and Stimson units. Over the weekend, Curiosity acquired MAHLI images on a coarse-grained rock named “Big Arm” (right). The goal … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Big Arm, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Lemhi, Lowary, Mars Science Laboratory, Missoula, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity update: ‘Last MAHLI images before conjunction’
Sol 999, May 28, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Today is the last day we can plan MAHLI [Mars Hand Lens Imager] activities before the operational stand-down for solar conjunction, to ensure that we have time to confirm … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Big Arm, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Seeley, Wallace
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Curiosity update: ‘Contact science at Marias Pass’
Sol 998, May 27, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: A short bump on Sol 997 put Curiosity in a great position to investigate a few different rock units in Marias Pass, using the instruments on the rover’s arm. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Big Arm, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Stimson, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Ronan
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