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Tag Archives: Clay Unit
Curiosity update: North by northeast
Sol 1950-51, January 29, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: We are back on Vera Rubin Ridge today after a short diversion into the phyllosilicate unit. Our workspace this morning contained rocks in various shades of red. The remote … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Balmedie, Bennachie, Clay Unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Harris Bay, Killiecrankie, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Muchalls, Murray Formation, NASA, Phyllosilicate Trough, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Looking into the Phyllosilicate Trough
Sol 1949, January 29, 2018. The rover’s Navcam shot a composite that looks down into the low-lying area behind Vera Rubin Ridge. This is known as the Clay Unit or the Phyllosilicate Trough because clay minerals have been detected there … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, clay minerals, Clay Unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Phyllosilicate Trough, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Heading back to the main road
Sol 1945-46, January 24, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: Curiosity diverted from our primary “Mount Sharp Ascent Route” a couple weeks ago as we continued to investigate the outcrops of bluish-toned rock that are scattered around this region … Continue reading
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Tagged Broadford, Callander, Clay Unit, Eriskay, Glen Tilt, Kirkcolm, Loch Gairloch, Moidart, Mount Sharp, Murray Formation, Phyllosilicate Trough, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Five years ago and 154 million miles away —
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, which landed near Mount Sharp five years ago this week, is examining clues on that mountain about long-ago lakes on Mars. On Aug. 5, 2012, the mission team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Clay Unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Sulfate Unit, Vera Rubin Ridge
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