Tag Archives: Rock Hall

Curiosity update: Capturing light into the new year

Posted on December 22, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2276-78, December 21, 2018, update by MSL scientist Fred Calef: As we cross the winter solstice and daylight lengthens here on Earth, the Vera Rubin Ridge campaign on Mars is shortening up towards a science-filled end ‘capturing the light’ … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Planning for the holidays

Posted on December 20, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2265-75, December 19, 2018, update by MSL scientist Lucy Thompson: Planning today revolved around making sure that Curiosity has enough power after the Christmas holidays to be able to continue analyzing “Rock Hall,” the red Jura sample that we … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Mastcam looks at Rock Hall

Posted on December 19, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2263, December 18, 2018. The Mastcam shot two frames on the Rock Hall drill site using its 100mm lens. Note the pinkish color of the tailings compared to the weathered surface of the outcrop. Click the image (3 MB) … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Science and good times at Rock Hall

Posted on December 19, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2264, December 18, 2018, update by MSL scientist Kristen Bennett: We are still very excited and happy that the final drill hole, “Rock Hall,” on Vera Rubin Ridge was successful over the weekend. Now we get to analyze the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: We have sample!

Posted on December 18, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2263, December 18, 2018, update by MSL scientist Dawn Sumner: At the end of last week, the team made the call to drill the rock “Rock Hall,” and Curiosity had no problems drilling the target. The science team had … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Drilling down on Rock Hall

Posted on December 17, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2261-62, December 15-16, 2018. Curiosity’s drill sank into the slab of red Jura rock dubbed Rock Hall, excavating a nice pile of tailings. Click either image to enlarge it. Sol 2262 raw images (from all cameras).

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Curiosity update: Go for drill on the red Jura!

Posted on December 17, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2260-62, December 17, 2018, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell-Cooper: In our last plan, we carried out triage activities on the red Jura target, “Rock Hall,” including APXS of the target to determine composition, and engineering tests to assess … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Is THIS the red Jura we are looking for?

Posted on December 13, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2258-59, December 13, 2018, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: The drive around to the north side of “Rock Hall” in yesterday’s plan was successful, placing us at a lower tilt and with room in the workspace to place … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Makin’ the most of it

Posted on December 12, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2257, December 11, 2018, update by MSL scientist Brittney Cooper: Even on Mars, where every second of Curiosity’s sol is planned, things don’t always go quite as expected. This morning we learned that Curiosity didn’t complete her planned drive … Continue reading →

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