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Tag Archives: Taconite Crater
Curiosity update: Down the ridge she comes
Sols 2036-37, April 27, 2018, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: Curiosity continues to pick her way downhill off the “Vera Rubin Ridge” and onto the Murray formation rocks below. This weekend’s plan only covers two sols, to give Earth … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, aurora, Britt, Curiosity, Eveleth, Gale Crater, Kinney, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Shannon Lake, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge, Virginia
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Curiosity update: Descending Vera Rubin Ridge
Sols 2034-35, April 25, 2018, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: Curiosity is continuing her march to the north and west, descending through the stratigraphic layers exposed in Vera Rubin Ridge and working her way back towards the unit known … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Blunts Point, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Logan, Mars Science Laboratory, Mesabi, Midway, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge, Wakemup Bay
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Curiosity: At Taconite Crater
Sol 2032, April 25, 2018. This composite of eight Navcam frames looks toward the north and shows, at right center, sand-filled Taconite Crater, a small impact scar. In the distance below the ridge lie the flat-topped Murray Buttes and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: The rocks vs. stone cold aluminum wheels
Sols 2032-33, April 23, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Curiosity drove a little over 16 m to the west this weekend. The rover is currently skirting around the southern edge of a small, blocky impact crater on its … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Curiosity wheels, Cuyuna, Gale Crater, Kenora, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pokegama, rover wheels, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge, wheel wear, Winton
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Curiosity update: Booking it through Biwabik
Sols 2029-31, April 20, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Curiosity drove a whopping ~85 m to the northwest in the sol 2027 plan. Besides being long, this drive was remarkable because it marked a shift in Curiosity’s strategic … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Babbitt, Biwabik, Curiosity, Ely, Gale Crater, Hibbing, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge
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