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Curiosity update: Climbing onto Naukluft Plateau

Posted on March 11, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1279-81, March 11, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: It’s time to wrap up our investigation of the interesting nodules at the contact between the Murray and Stimson formations and resume driving! The weekend starts off focused mostly … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Nodules: take 2

Posted on March 11, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1278, March 10, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Our APXS observation of the nodules in yesterday’s plan didn’t go exactly as planned: it was slightly misaligned with the nodule we were trying to analyze, so the measurement … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Nodules!

Posted on March 11, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1277, March 9, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Our drive yesterday was a success, putting us right on the contact between the “Murray” and “Stimson” units, and in reach of some very interesting nodules. The plan today … Continue reading →

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