Tag Archives: Dorr Mountain

Bagnold Dunes sand movement observed by Curiosity

Posted on August 8, 2018 by rburnham

[Editor’s note: From a paper by Mariah Baker and nine co-authors recently published in Geophysical Research Letters.] The Bagnold Dunes in Southern Summer: Active Sediment Transport on Mars Observed by the Curiosity Rover •  Curiosity’s imaging campaigns in the Bagnold … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Arm fault

Posted on January 11, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 1576, January 10, 2017, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL planning started 2 hours later than usual today because the Sol 1575 data needed for planning weren’t expected until almost 10 AM PST.  Unfortunately, the news was not … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Investigating Dorr Mountain

Posted on January 10, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 1575, January 9, 2017, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: After a 25-meter drive on Sol 1574, MSL again has bedrock exposed in her arm workspace.  To balance desires to sample the composition of the rocks along the traverse … Continue reading →

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