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Tag Archives: Marias Pass
Curiosity: ChemCam at Missoula
Sol 1071, August 11, 2015. With Opportunity back at the Missoula outcrop, the ChemCam has been busy making closeups on various parts of the layered outcrop. (Click to enlarge.) Sol 1071 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Missoula, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity update: ‘Back at Missoula’
Sol 1068-1070, August 7, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity had a successful drive of 19 m on Sol 1067, and we are currently back at Missoula for more targeted science. The goal is to perform a detailed … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Coombs, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Missoula, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Stenerson, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: ‘Bumping to Missoula… sound familiar?’
Sol 1067, August 6, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: With a familiar blog title, I report that in today’s plan we’re bumping towards the Missoula outcrop. On Sol 1066 Curiosity drove ~ 25 m back toward Missoula, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Curiosity, Dixon, Doney, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Missoula, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity: Leaving
Sol 1066, August 6, 2015. The left-side Navcam looks behind as Curiosity rolls away from the Lion target and outcrop. The layered ridge in the middle ground is Apikuni Mountain; the lower slopes of Mount Sharp rise in the distance … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: ‘Happy 3rd anniversary on Mars’
Sol 1066, August 5, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Tonight marks the third anniversary of Curiosity’s landing in Gale crater. It’s been a great three years, full of a number of important science discoveries. Check out this video and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Missoula, Moiese, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity update: ‘Last call at Lion’
Sol 1065, August 4, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: It’s been a great couple of weeks at the Lion outcrop, but it’s time to move on. After a successful investigation that included observations by almost every science instrument, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Calamity, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Lion, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, McClure, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity update: ‘Dump pre-sieve sample’
Sol 1064, August 3, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The activities planned for last weekend completed successfully, including sample dropoff to CheMin and analysis of the minerals present. So the Sol 1064 plan includes dumping the portion of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Martz, Mount Sharp, Mountain Home, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity update: ‘Sample dropoff to CheMin’
Sol 1061-1063, July 31, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: This morning, the MSL operations team was very happy to see that drilling into Buckskin was successful! The weekend plan therefore has more arm activities, including transferring the sample … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Buckskin, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity: Front and back view
Sol 1059, July 30, 2015. Front and rear Hazcams show the rover’s orientation with regard to the Lion outcrop (front view, top) and Marias Pass (rear view, bottom). The layered high area on Curiosity’s right side, seen best in the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Lion, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity update: ‘GO for drilling!’
Sol 1060, July 30, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: It’s another exciting day on Mars! Curiosity is investigating some high-silica targets at an outcrop named “Lion.” The team selected the “Buckskin” target to drill, and we successfully completed … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Buckskin, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Lion, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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