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Tag Archives: LPSC 2014
Radar measures thickness of Meridiani Planum sedimentary units
Landed upon and explored by the Opportunity rover, the rocks of Meridiani Planum have been intensively studied, both from orbit and from ground level. Now scientists in a team led by Thomas Watters (Smithsonian Institution) have used the MARSIS ground-penetrating … Continue reading
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Tagged Burns Formation, LPSC 2014, Mars Express, MARSIS, Meridiani Planum
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Checking out Schiaparelli’s landing site
Five poster talks (PDF) at the 45th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference in The Woodlands, Texas, presented geological and engineering studies of the landing ellipse on Meridiani Planum for Schiaparelli. This is the non-roving entry, descent, and landing demonstrator module … Continue reading
The sharper eye of ChemCam’s Remote Micro-Imager
The Mars rover Curiosity carries six “engineering” cameras: the front and rear Hazcam pairs, and the left and right Navcams. These are designed to help mission controllers steer a safe and scientifically productive course for the rover. The rover project … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, ChemCam, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Kimberley, LPSC 2014, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Remote Micro-Imager, RMI
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Endeavour rim rocks slope “wrong” way
The Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, exploring the eroded rim segments of Endeavour Crater, has found that the uplifted rocks of the crater’s rim have an unexpected structure: they slope downward into the crater. Geologist Larry Crumpler (New Mexico Museum of … Continue reading
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Tagged Botany Bay, complex craters, Endeavour Crater, LPSC 2014, Mars Exploration Rover, Matijevic Formation, MER, Murray Ridge, NASA, Opportunity, Santa Fe Crater, Shoemaker Formation, Solander Point
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