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Curiosity: Sol 706, August 1, 2014

Posted on August 1, 2014 by rburnham

Testing the sands of Hidden Valley. In the foreground lie small-scale patterns among the sand ripples. These may be wholly natural — or caused by wind around the rover, as wheel tracks show Curiosity has already stood over them before … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 703, July 29, 2014

Posted on July 29, 2014 by rburnham

Peering down into Hidden Valley with the Navcam (two-frame composite): softer driving ahead mixed with sand ripples. NASA description: This image [left frame] was taken by Navcam: Left B (NAV_LEFT_B) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 703 (2014-07-29 11:39:13 UTC). … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sol 3729, July 21, 2014

Posted on July 22, 2014 by rburnham

Looking west over sand ripples onto Meridiani Planum with the Navcam (three-frame composite). At left is part of Cape Tribulation. Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and a location map. (A shortcut to Sol 3729 Navcam images is here.)

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Opportunity: Sol 3728, July 20, 2014

Posted on July 21, 2014 by rburnham

Sand ripples trace roughly parallel lines across the saddle between the Solander Point rim segment, which Opportunity has explored, and the Cape Tribulation segment lying ahead on the skyline (two-frame Navcam composite). Opportunity raw images, its latest mission status, and … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 683, July 8, 2014

Posted on July 10, 2014 by rburnham

Big sand ripple on the west side of the rover (three-frame composite from the Navcam). NASA description (middle frame): This image was taken by Navcam: Left B (NAV_LEFT_B) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 683 (2014-07-08 22:31:12 UTC). Sol 683 … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Sol 3718, July 9, 2014

Posted on July 10, 2014 by rburnham

As Opportunity drove down into the saddle between Murray Ridge, the crestline of the Solander Point rim segment, and Cape Tribulation, the Navcam imaged its surroundings (two-frame composite above). Winds blowing through the saddle have pushed up small ripples of … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Science block’

Posted on July 10, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 685, July 10, 2014, update on Curiosity from MSL scientist Lauren Edgar: “Today we are planning Sol 685, which includes a short pre-drive science block, 2.5 hours of driving, and some post-drive imaging for targeting. The pre-drive….” [More at … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Recharging’

Posted on July 9, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 684, July 9, 2014, update on Curiosity from MSL scientist Lauren Edgar: “On Sol 683 Curiosity drove across a ripple to see how the vehicle performs in the loose sand. Today we are planning Sol 684, which is a … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Ripple driving test’

Posted on July 8, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 683, July 8, 2014, update on Curiosity from U.S. Geological Survey scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The imaging of the rover wheels went well last weekend, and we are ready to drive again on Sol 683. After taking a couple Mastcam mosaics…” … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 679, July 4, 2014

Posted on July 7, 2014 by rburnham

Sand ripples flank Curiosity, with Mount Sharp rising in the background; a quiet weekend on Mars. NASA description: This image was taken by Front Hazcam: Left B (FHAZ_LEFT_B) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 679 (2014-07-04 16:36:32 UTC). Sol 679 … Continue reading →

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