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Tag Archives: Confidence Hills
Diverse environments seen in Curiosity samples
NASA scientists have found a wide diversity of minerals in the initial samples of rocks collected by the Curiosity rover in the lowermost layers of Mount Sharp on Mars, suggesting that conditions changed in the water environments on the planet … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hills, Book Cliffs, Chinle, Confidence Hills, Mojave2, Pink Cliffs, Salsberry Peak, Shoemaker, Telegraph Peak, Whale Rock
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New Curiosity selfie shows local targets, context
A sweeping view of the “Pahrump Hills” outcrop on Mars, where NASA’s Curiosity rover has been working for five months, surrounds the rover in Curiosity’s latest self-portrait. The selfie scene is assembled from dozens of images taken by the Mars … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Alexander Hills, Book Cliffs, Chinle, Confidence Hills, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mojave, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Pink Cliffs, Shoemaker, Telegraph Peak, Whale Rock
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Curiosity finds an orbital hematite match
Reddish rock powder from the first hole drilled into a Martian mountain [Confidence Hills] by NASA’s Curiosity rover has yielded the mission’s first confirmation of a mineral mapped from orbit. “This connects us with the mineral identifications from orbit, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Alexander Hills, Book Cliffs, Chinle, Comb Ridge, Confidence Hills, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Gilbert Peak, hematite, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Pink Cliffs, Salsberry Peak, Whale Rock
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Curiosity: Sand ripple scrutiny
Sol 797, November 3, 2014. After driving across the flat expanse of the Pahrump Hills outcrop, Opportunity reversed course and returned to the spot where it first drove onto the outcrop at Confidence Hills (three-frame Navcam composite). The rover’s next … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: ‘Dumping sample’
Sol 781, October 16, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The 22-meter Sol 780 drive completed as planned, placing the rover near “Book Cliffs” (visible at the right side of this image [right]). Sol 781 planning was interrupted this … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: ‘APXS raster on Morrison’
Sol 774, October 9, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “I’m scheduled to support MAHLI/MARDI uplink tomorrow, so today I’m getting familiar with recent results and near-term plans after spending a couple days focusing on other projects. The “Confidence … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: ‘Dump pile’
Sol 767, October 1, 2014, update from MSL Scientist Lauren Edgar: “Curiosity continues to investigate the Pahrump Hills outcrop. The Sol 767 plan includes MAHLI and APXS observations of the target Morrison, as well as MAHLI images of the drill … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: ‘Confidence Hills’
Sol 766, September 30, 2014, update from MSL Scientist Lauren Edgar: “Curiosity is currently investigating the Pahrump Hills outcrop. This Navcam image from Sol 762 shows part of the workspace with the arm down, analyzing the Confidence Hills drill tailings. … Continue reading
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