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Curiosity: Gometra in the RMI’s sights

Sol 2286, January 10, 2019. The target dubbed Gometra, possibly a meteorite, was imaged by the Remote Micro-Imager (RMI). (An earlier but similar view of Gometra is here). Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 2286 raw images (from all … Continue reading

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Curiosity update: Starting the wrap-up at Rock Hall

Sols 2286-87, January 10, 2019, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell-Cooper: Our onboard instruments SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) and CheMin (Chemistry and Mineralogy) have come to the end of their investigation of the Rock Hall target, likely to be … Continue reading

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Curiosity: Looking at rocks on the Ridge

Sol 2283, January 7, 2019. The rover’s Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) shot a three-frame composite of a rock (St Cyrus) that appears laced through and through with bright veins, plus a few large dark fragments. At right (top), the RMI view … Continue reading

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Curiosity update: It’s a wonderful day for SAM

Sols 2281-83, January 7, 2019, update by MSL scientist Vivian Sun: Today we are continuing the drill campaign at our red Jura target “Rock Hall.” The focus of this weekend’s plan is the dropoff of the Rock Hall sample to … Continue reading

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Curiosity update: Is THIS the red Jura we are looking for?

Sol 2258-59, December 13, 2018, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: The drive around to the north side of “Rock Hall” in yesterday’s plan was successful, placing us at a lower tilt and with room in the workspace to place … Continue reading

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