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Curiosity catches two solar eclipses
When NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover landed in 2012, it brought along eclipse glasses. The solar filters on its Mast Camera (Mastcam) allow it to stare directly at the Sun. Over the past few weeks, Curiosity has been putting them to … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, Deimos, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, Phobos, solar eclipses
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Curiosity update: It’s always sunny in Gale Crater
Sol 1793, August 21, 2017, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Not to be overshadowed by other goings on in the solar system today, we planned a full day of activities for Curiosity. Unfortunately, some of the arm activities and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Hosmer, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, solar eclipses, The Shivers, Trumpet, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Hurtling moon casts no cooling shadow
Total solar eclipses on Earth take hours to unfold, even if totality — the brief time when all the Sun is covered — lasts just a few minutes. Almost everyone who stands in the path of a solar eclipse notes … Continue reading
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Tagged atmosphere, Deimos, dust, Mars Odyssey, Phobos, solar eclipses, THEMIS, thermal inertia, transits
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