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Tag Archives: Pink Cliffs
Diverse environments seen in Curiosity samples
NASA scientists have found a wide diversity of minerals in the initial samples of rocks collected by the Curiosity rover in the lowermost layers of Mount Sharp on Mars, suggesting that conditions changed in the water environments on the planet … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexander Hills, Book Cliffs, Chinle, Confidence Hills, Mojave2, Pink Cliffs, Salsberry Peak, Shoemaker, Telegraph Peak, Whale Rock
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New Curiosity selfie shows local targets, context
A sweeping view of the “Pahrump Hills” outcrop on Mars, where NASA’s Curiosity rover has been working for five months, surrounds the rover in Curiosity’s latest self-portrait. The selfie scene is assembled from dozens of images taken by the Mars … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Alexander Hills, Book Cliffs, Chinle, Confidence Hills, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mojave, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Pink Cliffs, Shoemaker, Telegraph Peak, Whale Rock
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Curiosity update: ‘…The next drill target’
Sol 896-898, February 11, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: After completing our drilling activities at the Pink Cliffs outcrop, Curiosity is ready to move on to the next location. But where to drill? We’re searching for something that … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mojave2, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Pink Cliffs
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Curiosity update: ‘…Coolest job in the world’
Sol 894-895, February 9, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: The planning day kicked off to a great start, with the SOWG Chair (Aileen Yingst) reminding us that we do have the coolest job in the world. I’m the … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: ‘Hello again, Pink Cliffs’
Sol 864-866, January 9, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Ryan Anderson: “The drive toward ‘Pink Cliffs’ went according to plan, so in the Sol 864 plan we will be doing a very short drive (called a bump) toward our drilling … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Harrisburg, Mars Science Laboratory, Mojave, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Pink Cliffs
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Curiosity update: ‘Goodbye Whale Rock!’
Sol 862-863, January 7, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Ryan Anderson: “It’s time to hit the road again! In the Sol 862-863 plan, we are wrapping things up at ‘Whale Rock’ and then driving about 85 m toward ‘Pink Cliffs, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Pink Cliffs, Western Cliffs, Whale Rock
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Curiosity updates: ‘Contact science’
Sol 809-811, November 14, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ryan Anderson: “With the weekend coming up, we are working on a three sol plan for sols 809-811. The main activity for sol 809 is using Curiosity’s arm to brush off … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mojave, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Pink Cliffs
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Curiosity finds an orbital hematite match
Reddish rock powder from the first hole drilled into a Martian mountain [Confidence Hills] by NASA’s Curiosity rover has yielded the mission’s first confirmation of a mineral mapped from orbit. “This connects us with the mineral identifications from orbit, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Alexander Hills, Book Cliffs, Chinle, Comb Ridge, Confidence Hills, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Gilbert Peak, hematite, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Pink Cliffs, Salsberry Peak, Whale Rock
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