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Curiosity update: A very busy weekend

Posted on October 22, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1497-99, October 21, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: We’ve got quite a plan in store for the weekend, with every single instrument doing something, multiple arm activities, and a drive. Curiosity’s battery will be run all the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Successful drill!

Posted on October 21, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1496, October 21, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Yesterday’s plan went well and we have a new drill hole on Mars! The plan for Sol 1496 starts with a ChemCam passive observation of the dump pile of … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Drill hole at Sebina

Posted on October 21, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1496, October 21, 2016. Curiosity did its full drill on the target named Sebina, as seen in the cropped Navcam frame above and in the MAHLI shot at right. Note the nodules shown in the MAHLI frame. (Both images … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Full drill

Posted on October 20, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1495, October 19, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The thumbnail of the Sol 1494 MAHLI image showed that the Quela dump pile had been moved by the wind again!  The MAHLI team is concerned that windblown sand … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Soliday at Sebina

Posted on October 17, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1491-92, October 17, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: With the weekend plan, we officially started our drill campaign on the target “Sebina,” so we will be staying in this location through the week. On Sol 1491 we … Continue reading →

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