Tag Archives: Mount Sharp

Curiosity update: Tell us more, we want to help!

Posted on September 19, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2175-76, September 19, 2018, update by MSL project scientist Ashwin Vasavada: Over the past few days, engineers here at JPL have been working to address an issue on Curiosity that is preventing it from sending much of the science … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Who’d have thought that Ridge rocks could be so hard

Posted on September 18, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2172-74, September 17, 2018, update by MSL scientist Vivian Sun: Last night we learned that our drill attempt on “Inverness” was not successful, reaching only 4 mm into the rock. Today’s tactical team bounced back from this news and … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Go for drill at Inverness

Posted on September 13, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2170-71, September 13, 2018, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell: In our previous plan, we assessed the suitability of the Inverness target for drilling. We used APXS to determine if it fell within the required geochemical parameters, first brushing … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Inverness gets the brush-off

Posted on September 12, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2168, September 11, 2018. Before and after, by MAHLI: Inverness gets the brush-off as part of the drill-site assessment.  Click either image to enlarge it. Sol 2168 raw images (from all cameras).  

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Curiosity update: Starting the drill campaign at ‘Inverness’

Posted on September 11, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2168-69, September 11, 2018, update by MSL scientist Kristen Bennett: In the weekend plan Curiosity drove to an area that the team thought would be a good location for the next drill site on Vera Rubin Ridge. The drive … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: It always looks grayer on the other side!

Posted on September 10, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2165-67, September 10, 2018, update by MSL scientist Sean Czarnecki: Curiosity’s last plan didn’t quite get our intrepid rover close enough to our next potential drill location in the gray bedrock that is visually distinct on this part of … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Looking around at its new location

Posted on September 10, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2166, September 9, 2018. Following a couple of drives, Curiosity is now parked facing generally northwest, while to the south (below) the lower reaches of Mt. Sharp stand behind the rear of the rover. Click either image to enlarge … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Things that go bump…

Posted on September 10, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2163-64, September 5, 2018, update by MSL scientist Lucy Thompson: In our case, the Curiosity rover! The main focus of our 2-sol (sol – martian day) plan today is to bump (drive ~15 m) the rover into place for … Continue reading →

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Curiosity report, Sols 2093-2162, by Emily Lakdawalla, The Planetary Society

Posted on September 7, 2018 by rburnham

September 6, 2018: Three Tries to Successful Drill Atop Vera Rubin Ridge: Heedless of the (now-dissipating) dust storm, Curiosity has achieved its first successful drill into rocks that form the Vera Rubin ridge, and is hopefully on the way to … Continue reading →

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Curiosity surveys a mystery under dusty skies

Posted on September 6, 2018 by rburnham

After snagging a new rock sample on Aug. 9, NASA’s Curiosity rover surveyed its surroundings on Mars, producing a 360-degree panorama of its current location on Vera Rubin Ridge. The panorama includes umber skies, darkened by a fading global dust … Continue reading →

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