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Curiosity update: A BOO-tiful Halloween on Mars

Posted on November 1, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2217, November 1, 2018, update by MSL scientist Lucy Thompson: Today was an exciting day for me as a member of the APXS team and filling the role of payload uplink lead, as Sol 2217 marked a return to … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Who’d have thought that Ridge rocks could be so hard

Posted on September 18, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2172-74, September 17, 2018, update by MSL scientist Vivian Sun: Last night we learned that our drill attempt on “Inverness” was not successful, reaching only 4 mm into the rock. Today’s tactical team bounced back from this news and … Continue reading →

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