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Bagnold Dunes sand movement observed by Curiosity

Posted on August 8, 2018 by rburnham

[Editor’s note: From a paper by Mariah Baker and nine co-authors recently published in Geophysical Research Letters.] The Bagnold Dunes in Southern Summer: Active Sediment Transport on Mars Observed by the Curiosity Rover •  Curiosity’s imaging campaigns in the Bagnold … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Toward Ireson Hill

Posted on February 10, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 1604-05, February 10, 2017, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: On Sol 1604 we wrapped up at the first stop of this second phase of the Bagnold Dune campaign. The plan started off, as usual for the dune campaign, … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Bagnold Dunes 2: Electric Boogaloo

Posted on February 7, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 1602, February 7, 2017, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: The weekend plan went well and today we begin the second half of the campaign to study the “Bagnold Dunes”. The Sol 1602 plan starts off with two Mastcam … Continue reading →

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