Tag Archives: Helgas Dune

Seeing Mars in a grain of sand

Posted on October 24, 2018 by rburnham

[Ed. note: The following is a guide to two recent special issues of the Journal of Geophysical Research; both collect papers reporting on studies of the Bagnold Dunes in Gale Crater. The guide complements the MSL report posted earlier here.] … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Study Trekkopje, check wheels

Posted on June 30, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1386, June 29, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Our drive in the Sol 1385 plan took us 66 meters, continuing our path south between the “Baynes Mountains” and “Helgas Dune”. The plan for Sol 1386 starts off … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Mesas and buttes ahead

Posted on June 28, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1384, June 28, 2016. Looking toward the south, Curiosity’s Navcam shows a relatively sand-free and rolling surface of cracked rock, with several mesas and buttes in the distance. At left is a small part of Helgas Dune. For the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Across rough ground

Posted on April 1, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1298, March 31, 2016. With the unplanned too-short drive behind it, Curiosity logged 35 meters (115 feet) of travel toward the west southwest across the rough-surfaced Naukluft Plateau. Mission controllers are driving the rover westward so it can flank … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Loomings

Posted on February 16, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1255, February 16, 2016. Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons to be strictly correct) looms behind the rover, as it rolls across the Murray Formation’s rocks, northwest out of the cul-de-sac between Namib Dune (seen on the left) and High Dune … Continue reading →

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