Tag Archives: Bimbe

Curiosity update: Finishing up at Bimbe

Posted on July 23, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1409-11, July 22, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: For the weekend plan, we have a bunch more observations of the interesting blocky deposit “Bimbe”. Sol 1409 starts off with a couple of Mastcam images: one of the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Bimbe rockpile

Posted on July 22, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1407, July 21, 2016. The rover’s instrument arm drops from the sky onto a pile of conglomerate rocks at Bimbe, in this (cropped and contrast adjusted) front Hazcam view. Click the image to enlarge it in a new tab. … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Bimbe conglomerates

Posted on July 21, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1405-08, July 20, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: After a busy weekend plan, we are back to “restricted” sols this week, planning two days at a time. Monday’s planning for sols 1405-1406 started off with a discussion … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Juicy weekend plan

Posted on July 18, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1402-04, July 15, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: It was a slow morning as we anxiously awaited our downlink at 11am this morning… and then we put together a hefty weekend plan.  We’re in late slide sols … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Analysis of blocky deposits

Posted on July 15, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1401, July 14, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The drive on Sol 1400 went well, and Curiosity drove ~13 m along the edge of the blocky deposit “Bimbe.”  Today’s plan involves a number of ChemCam and Mastcam … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Approaching the Bimbe blocks

Posted on July 14, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1400 [!], July 13, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: On Sol 1399, Curiosity drove ~32 m closer to a blocky deposit known as “Bimbe.”  We’ve identified several notable blocky deposits in orbital images, and this will be … Continue reading →

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