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Tag Archives: Mt. Shields
Curiosity update: ‘Drive-thru geology’
Sol 1073, August 12, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: The drive on sol 1072 was successful, with a total distance travelled of about 35 meters. For sol 1073, Mastcam will be very busy taking pictures to document the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Gunton, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Shields, NASA
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Curiosity update: ‘Taking the high road’
Sol 991, May 20, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: After assessing a few different drive paths to deal with the challenging terrain, the team decided to drive uphill to avoid crossing the ripples near Jocko Butte. On Sol … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Logan Pass, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Shields, NASA, Petty
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Curiosity update: ‘Dodging sand, updating ChemCam’
Sol 980-82, May 8, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: The Sol 978 drive stopped after going only a couple meters instead of the expected ~19 meters because Curiosity detected that its wheels were slipping in the sand. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Jocko Butte, Logan Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Shields, NASA
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Curiosity: Albert gets the brush-off
Sol 975, May 5, 2015. The target Albert was dusted off by the DRT (Dust Removal Tool) and then imaged by MAHLI, the hand-lens imager. Below right: the Navcam imaged MAHLI at work. Sol 975 raw images (from all cameras), … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Albert, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Shields, NASA
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Curiosity: Closeup on Mt. Shields layers
Sol 974, May 3, 2015. The MAHLI camera shot an overlapping series of closeup images on the Mt. Shields outcrop. Thinly layered resistant beds alternate with more easily eroded ones in a pattern suggesting repetitive deposition. Some cross-bedding is also … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, cross-bedding, Curiosity, Gale Crater, layers, Logan's Run, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Shields, NASA, sedimentary debris, sediments
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Curiosity: Mt. Shields outcrop by Mastcam
Sol 969, April 28, 2015. This 18-frame Mastcam-100 composite shows an outcrop at the foot of Mt. Shields with a great many thin beds of sedimentary rock. See an earlier USGS Curiosity update here, where the plan to investigate the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Helena, Logan's Run, Lolo, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Shields, NASA
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Curiosity update: ‘Studying Mt. Shields’
Sol 969-970, April 27, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Our drive on sol 967 covered almost 90 meters, putting us in front of some interesting stratigraphy at “Mt. Shields”, an outcrop along our drive down “Logan’s Run”. In … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Fern, Flathead, Gale Crater, Ginsight, High Park, Logan's Run, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Shields, NASA
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