Tag Archives: Precipice

Curiosity update: Fifteen kilometers!

Posted on November 22, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1528-30, November 18, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Our weekend plan went as expected, including a ~16 meter drive which brings us to our next drill target: “Precipice”. That drive also brings our total drive distance from … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Mastcam on Murray Formation bedrock

Posted on November 22, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1526, November 21, 2016. Curiosity’s 34mm (wide-angle) Mastcam shot a six-frame portrait of the bedrock and sand lying beside the rover. The rock in the center is Precipice. Mission scientists did this to document the rock veins and sedimentary … Continue reading →

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