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Tag Archives: Telegraph Peak
Curiosity at Telegraph Peak
Sol 908, February 25, 2015. Now it’s there, now it isn’t. The right-side front Hazcam records the instrument arm’s movement to and from the drill hole at Telegraph Peak. Sol 908 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Telegraph Peak
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Curiosity drills Telegraph Peak target
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its drill on Tuesday, Feb. 24 to collect sample powder from inside a rock target called “Telegraph Peak.” The target sits in the upper portion of “Pahrump Hills,” an outcrop the mission has been investigating … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Artist's Drive, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Telegraph Peak
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New Curiosity selfie shows local targets, context
A sweeping view of the “Pahrump Hills” outcrop on Mars, where NASA’s Curiosity rover has been working for five months, surrounds the rover in Curiosity’s latest self-portrait. The selfie scene is assembled from dozens of images taken by the Mars … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Alexander Hills, Book Cliffs, Chinle, Confidence Hills, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mojave, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Pink Cliffs, Shoemaker, Telegraph Peak, Whale Rock
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Curiosity: Fore ‘n’ aft, near Telegraph Peak
Sol 907, February 23, 2015. The front and rear right-side Hazcams shoot the rover’s surroundings, with the front camera (top) pointing south-southwest. Sol 907 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location map.
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Curiosity: Brushing the Telegraph Peak target
Sol 905, February 22, 2015. Curiosity’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) images the target dubbed Telegraph Peak. Top shows before brushing, middle shows post-brush, bottom shows a close-up. Sol 905 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Telegraph Peak
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Curiosity update: ‘Testing Telegraph Peak’
Sol 905-907, February 20, 2015, update from USGS/MSL science team: The latest ‘bump’ placed the rover in a good position for detailed study of the outcrop of interest, as we all hoped. The plan that will take the rover through … Continue reading
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