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Tag Archives: Teal
Curiosity update: An oasis of rock in a sea of pebbles
Sols 2437-39, June 14, 2019, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell-Cooper: We are investigating the ridges which are such a prominent feature in this section of Glen Torridon. The ridges appear to be composed of sand and pebbles, capped with … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Almond, Angus, Braan, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Iapetus, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Teal, Teal Ridge, Tweed
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Curiosity: Alongside the ridge
Sol 2436, June 14, 2019. As scientists probe the low ridge, they are looking for rock outcrops that can tell them something of its structure and nature under the smooth, pebble-covered surface. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 2436 … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Marwick Head, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Teal, Waypoint 4
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Curiosity update: So many choices, so little time
Sol 2436, June 14, 2019, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: The planning day started with a change of plans. Due to a late-breaking change in relay pass scheduling, the decisional pass (the communication pass carrying the latest information about … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Marwick Head, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Teal, Waypoint 4
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Curiosity: At the waypoint ridge
Sol 2435, June 13, 2019. The ridge at Waypoint 4 is the latest stop for Curiosity. As detailed here, the ridge is of geological interest because its origin is unclear to mission scientists and may shed light on the Glen … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Marwick Head, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Teal, Waypoint 4
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Curiosity update: Forecast: it’s pebbly out there
Sol 2435, June 13, 2019, update by MSL scientist Susanne Schwenzer: After yesterday’s soliday for the rover operations team on Earth, we went back to work planning activities for Curiosity to complete on sol 2435 in the Glen Torridon area. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Little Minch, Mars Science Laboratory, Marwick Head, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, pebbles, Strathspey, Teal, Waypoint 4
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Curiosity update: Edging closer and closer to a new drill target!
Sols 2365-66, April 2, 2019, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell-Cooper: One of the primary goals of the Curiosity mission, to determine the composition of a region which appears to be rich in clays (informally known as “Glen Torridon”), is … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Longannet, Lumphanan, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Tartan, Teal
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