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Tag Archives: Piambo
Curiosity update: Back to Lubango
Sol 1316, April 18, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: All of the activities planned for last weekend completed successfully, including the full MAHLI wheel imaging and associated rover motion of just over 1 meter. The science team decided … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Lubango, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Okongo, Outapi, Piambo, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity: Water-altered (& faulted?) layers
Sol 1314, April 17, 2016. The Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) made this five-frame composite of layers in Mt. Sharp. The lower layers appear darker in color than the layers above, perhaps due to alteration by water during one or more of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, crater lakes, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Piambo, Remote Micro-Imager, RMI, sediments
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