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Curiosity update: Descending Vera Rubin Ridge
Sols 2034-35, April 25, 2018, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: Curiosity is continuing her march to the north and west, descending through the stratigraphic layers exposed in Vera Rubin Ridge and working her way back towards the unit known … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Blunts Point, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Logan, Mars Science Laboratory, Mesabi, Midway, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge, Wakemup Bay
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Curiosity: At Taconite Crater
Sol 2032, April 25, 2018. This composite of eight Navcam frames looks toward the north and shows, at right center, sand-filled Taconite Crater, a small impact scar. In the distance below the ridge lie the flat-topped Murray Buttes and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: The rocks vs. stone cold aluminum wheels
Sols 2032-33, April 23, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Curiosity drove a little over 16 m to the west this weekend. The rover is currently skirting around the southern edge of a small, blocky impact crater on its … Continue reading
Curiosity update: Booking it through Biwabik
Sols 2029-31, April 20, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Curiosity drove a whopping ~85 m to the northwest in the sol 2027 plan. Besides being long, this drive was remarkable because it marked a shift in Curiosity’s strategic … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Babbitt, Biwabik, Curiosity, Ely, Gale Crater, Hibbing, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: A change of season
Sols 2027-28, April 20, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: This was a week of transition for Curiosity’s environmental science team. The cloudy season on Mars has ended as we’ve seen a marked decrease in water ice cloud activity … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, atmosphere, Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, haze, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Mud cracks help reveal the shape of water on Mars
As Curiosity rover marches across Mars, the red planet’s watery past comes into clearer focus. In early 2017 scientists announced the discovery of possible desiccation cracks in Gale Crater, which was filled by lakes 3.5 billion years ago. Now, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, desiccation cracks, Gale Crater, lake bed sediments, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, mud cracks, Murray Formation, NASA, Old Soaker, Squid Cove, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Looking at Suilven Ripple
Sol 2023, April 15, 2018. Curiosity is examining the Suilven sand ripple using the Mastcam 34mm lens to shoot a composite of the dune structure. Below, the Navcam’s view of what lies to the south, with the ripple at bottom … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Suilven Ripple, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: From float rocks to Suilven Ripple
Sols 2025-26, April 16, 2018, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: Over the weekend Curiosity completed a 13 meter drive from some interesting float rocks including some potential breccias (see accompanying MAHLI image) to “Suilven Ripple”, a sand ripple where … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Arnstruther, Ballachullish, Buchan, Cromarty, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Hawick, Kemnay, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Samson's Ribs, Suilven Ripple, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Waternish extravaganza
Sols 2022-24, April 14, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The Sol 2020 drive completed successfully, placing the vehicle in a good position for contact science on the Waternish conglomerate. To sample the diversity of clasts in Waternish, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Arrochar, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge, Waternish
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Curiosity update: Leaving Bressay
Sols 2020-21, April 12, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The top science priority for this plan is to acquire all of the data needed to adequately characterize the rocks at the current location before driving away. So the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Askival 3, Bressay, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Jedburgh, Ledmore 2, Lorne Plateau, Mars Science Laboratory, Minginish, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Tyndrum 3, Vera Rubin Ridge, Waternish
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