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Tag Archives: Sebina
Curiosity: Drill brake issue, ChemCam, REMS, and the terrain ahead
[Editor note: Blog post by Emily Lakdawalla, the Planetary Society] Since my last update, the Curiosity mission has developed a better understanding of the problem that prevented them from drilling at Precipice, but its intermittent nature has slowed the development … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Hematite Ridge, Ireson Hill, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Precipice, Sebina, Stimson Formation, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Cross-contamination experiment
Sol 1535, November 29, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The current drill campaign continues to go smoothly, and the Sol 1535 plan is dominated by an experiment to see if any Sebina sample material is left inside the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Eastern Head, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Sawyer's Cove, Sebina, Stimson Formation, West Tremont
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Curiosity update: Preparing to drill
Sol 1534, November 28, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity had a productive Thanksgiving weekend and now we are getting ready to drill at “Precipice.” Sol 1534 begins with MAHLI imaging of the post-sieve dump pile from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Precipice, Sebina, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: What’s lurking in Blackwoods and Witch Hole Pond?
Sol 1507, October 31, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Happy Halloween from Mars! Over the weekend Curiosity drove 51 m further to the south, and we continue to investigate the Murray formation. I was the GSTL and KOP … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Blackwoods, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Sebina, Stimson Formation, Witch Hole Pond
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Curiosity: Onward and southward
Sol 1500, October 25, 2016. A landmark sol (!), and five Navcam frames capture the view ahead of the rover after it rolls away from the Sebina drill hole. At left and right edges stand outliers of the Murray Buttes, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Sebina, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: So long, Sebina!
Sol 1500, October 24, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend Curiosity completed her investigation of the “Sebina” drill site, and we’re back on the road again. Before we hit the road we took another MAHLI image … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Ranaka, Sebina, Seleka, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity: Mastcam pair at Sebina drill hole
Sol 1498, October 23, 2016. The Mastcam shot the Sebina drill hole with both lenses, the 34mm wide-angle lens (top right) and the 100mm. The color difference between them may result from the 3h+ that elapsed between the two images. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Sebina, Stimson Formation
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