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Tag Archives: Mt. Stimson
Curiosity update: ‘Lots of contact science!’
Sol 1032, July 1, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Phew! Today was a busy day on Mars! Ken and I were both on operations today, picking up where Lauren left off yesterday. Ken was helping with ChemCam science … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Clark, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Lumpry, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Missoula, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Stimson, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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Curiosity studies rock-layer contact zone
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is examining a valley where at least two types of bedrock meet, for clues about changes in ancient environmental conditions recorded by the rock. In addition to two rock types for which this site was chosen, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Stimson, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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Curiosity: At the contact
Sol 1030, June 30, 2015. The Navcam shoots part of Curiosity’s surroundings in Marias Pass, ending up (right side) at the contact between the Pahrump (light tone, lower) and overlying Stimson units. Below are two ChemCam composite closeups showing mineral … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Lemhi, Lowary, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Stimson, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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Curiosity update: ‘Contact science at Marias Pass’
Sol 998, May 27, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: A short bump on Sol 997 put Curiosity in a great position to investigate a few different rock units in Marias Pass, using the instruments on the rover’s arm. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Big Arm, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Stimson, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Ronan
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Curiosity update: ‘Long weekend at Marias Pass’
Sol 993-996, May 22, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: On Sol 992 Curiosity took a short drive into Marias Pass to get a better look at the terrain ahead. The 6 m drive on Sol 992 brought our … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Hoodoo, Marias Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Stimson, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Pinehaven, Red Horn, red Sleep
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Curiosity update: ‘Back at Jocko Butte’
Sol 987-989, May 18, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: The backwards drive on sol 986 was successful, and over the weekend, Curiosity drove back toward “Jocko Butte”. Before the drive on sol 987, ChemCam had a 5×1 observation … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Jocko Butte, Logan Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mill, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Stimson, NASA, Spokane
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Curiosity update: ‘Finding a path’
Sol 986, May 15, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: We’ve been having trouble with the path we originally wanted to take through the sand toward the interesting geology at “Mt. Stimson”, so in today’s plan we are going … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Logan Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mt. Stimson, NASA
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