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Tag Archives: Buckie
Curiosity update: Climbing higher
Sols 2451-53, June 28, 2019, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: Curiosity has been a bit down lately — in elevation. After exploring the top of Vera Rubin Ridge (VRR) last year, the rover descended into a trough south of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Buckie, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Earn, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Greenheugh Pediment, Harlaw, Harlaw Rise, Magnus Bay, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, North Sea, Red Point, Roineva, Sulfate Unit, Tayside, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: ‘Badcall’ or a good call?
Sol 2450, June 28, 2019, update by MSL scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity is parked in front of a ridge-forming outcrop known as “Harlaw” in the Glen Torridon region, and the team had some fun with naming targets today. While planning … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Badcall, Badcall Bay, Buckie, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Harlaw, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Tayside
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