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Tag Archives: Lake Orcadie 2
Curiosity: At the Lake
Sol 2222, November 6, 2018. Curiosity is again at Lake Orcadie. The image above is by the Navcam looking down, and the image at right shows the Hazcam view. Below is a Sol 2221 view of the Lake Orcadie outcrop. … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Return to Lake Orcadie!
Sol 2222, November 6, 2018, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell-Cooper: Our attempts to drill grey rock on the “Vera Rubin Ridge” (VRR) continue. We are returning to an area known as “Lake Orcadie,” the site of two previous drill … Continue reading
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Curiosity: After the drive…
Sol 1985, March 7, 2018. In two drives on this sol, Curiosity traveled in reverse to the northeast a distance of about 29 meters (95 feet). The Navcam composite above was taken after the drive was complete. It shows (near … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Tough rock, and the Phyllosilicate Trough, part 2
Sol 1984, March 6, 2018. Tough rock ended Curiosity’s second drilling attempt, which produced only a shallow hole and a small tailings pile, seen in the MAHLI image above. At right, a Hazcam image shows both Lake Orcadie drill holes. … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: How hard is a rock?
Sol 1985, March 6, 2018, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: Last week when the first Vera Rubin Ridge drill-hole attempts turned out to be too shallow at “Lake Orcadie”, discussion in the team turned to the question of, “How … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Searching for softer pastures
Sol 1984, March 5, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: Vera Rubin Ridge is as hard as a rock! After two drilling attempts, Curiosity’s drill was not able to dig into the bedrock sufficiently to collect a sample of … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Drill tailings and Phyllosilicate Trough outcrops
Sol 1981, March 3, 2018. Curiosity aimed the ChemCam’s Remote Micro-Imager into the Phyllosilicate Trough to document outcrops that may become future targets. At right, a Hazcam image from Sol 1983 (March 5) showing the drill tailing piles from Lake … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Second sample acquisition attempt
Sols 1981-83, March 2, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ken Herkenhoff: All of the data returned for the second drill target, called “Lake Orcadie 2,” support the decision to attempt to acquire sample at that location using feed-extended drilling. So … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Mars strikes back
Sol 1979, February 28, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: It is an exciting time for the Curiosity team. Although the drill was able to create a hole, Mars stubbornly refused to let the drill reach a depth where … Continue reading
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