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Tag Archives: Region e
Curiosity update: It’s all about the details
Sol 1938-39, January 18, 2018, update by MSL scientist Lauren Edgar: Today’s two-sol plan will wrap up activities at Vera Rubin Ridge location “e.” When we assessed the downlink data this morning, we were excited to see that ChemCam did … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Funzie, Gale Crater, Location e, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Region e, Rona, Stop E, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Taking a closer look
Sol 1937, January 16, 2018, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: Today we’re continuing our science activities at the Vera Rubin Ridge (VRR) location “e.” It certainly seems that “e” should stand for “exciting,” as we’ve collected quite a rich … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Funzie 2, Gale Crater, Location e, Loch Maree, Macleans Nose 2, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Region e, Rona, Stop E, Ullapool, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Science at location “e” of the Vera Rubin Ridge campaign
Sol 1934-36, January 15, 2018, update by MSL scientist Christopher Edwards: What’s in a name? From its rather innocuous sounding informal site name, you might not guess that location “e” would generate such excitement in the science team. The first … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Canna, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Location e, Mars Science Laboratory, Mcleans Nose, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Region e, Ross of Mull, Stop E, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Image overload!
Sol 1931-33, January 11, 2018, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: Curiosity has made it to “Region e” of the Vera Rubin Ridge (VRR) campaign. This location is a slight depression with exposed fractured bedrock that appears more “blue” from orbit … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberfoyle, Aeolis Mons, Canna, Curiosity, Funzie, Gale Crater, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission, Mars Science Laboratory, MAVEN, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Region e, Stop E, Unst, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Parked at Region E
Sol 1930, January 10, 2018. Curiosity has driven over to the exposure of fractured bedrock dubbed Stop E or Region E, which appears from orbital imaging to be “bluer” than the average for the ridge rocks. The Navcam composite views … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Region e, Stop E, Vera Rubin Ridge
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