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Tag Archives: Missoula
Curiosity: ChemCam at Seeley
Sol 1031, July 1, 2015. Four ChemCam frames make a composite showing details of the Seeley target on Missoula. (Click the image to see a larger version in a new tab.) Sol 1031 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Missoula, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Seeley
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Curiosity update: ‘A dog’s eye view at Missoula’
Sol 1031, June 30, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Today we planned some MAHLI imaging along the contact near the “Missoula” target [the ledge in the image at right]. We refer to it as a dog’s eye mosaic, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Clark, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Missoula, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Selow, Wapiti
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Curiosity update: ‘Bumping to Missoula’
Sol 1030, June 29, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity is still investigating the contact between the Pahrump and Stimson units. Over the weekend, Curiosity acquired MAHLI images on a coarse-grained rock named “Big Arm” (right). The goal … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Big Arm, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Lemhi, Lowary, Mars Science Laboratory, Missoula, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity update: ‘Preparing for contact science’
Sol 997, May 26, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity spent the weekend characterizing the terrain and bedrock exposed in Marias Pass. Curiosity drove 33 m further into Marias Pass, bringing our total odometry to 10,596 m. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mission, Missoula, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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