Tag Archives: Vera Rubin Ridge

Curiosity: Return to Woodland Bay

Posted on May 29, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2420, May 28, 2019. Two sets of Curiosity wheel tracks are visible at right in this Navcam composite view. Mission scientists commanded the rover to return to a possible drill site, the layered outcrop dubbed Woodland Bay (circled), first … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Easy driving

Posted on May 28, 2019 by rburnham

Sols 2419-21, May 28, 2019, update by MSL scientist Dawn Sumner: We’ve left multiple tracks across the cobblestone plain of Glen Torridon. This image shows our current view to the northeast, with the slope of Mount Sharp on the right … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Next drill target?

Posted on May 23, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2414, May 22, 2019. After a 6-meter (19-foot) drive to the north-northeast, the forward Hazcam (right) shows the scene as Curiosity squares up to a small flat outcrop dubbed Broad Cairn, possibly a new drill target. Above is the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Back to work after a weekend at the beach

Posted on May 22, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2413, May 20, 2019, update by MSL scientist Mariah Baker: After spending the weekend playing in the sand of a nearby ripple field, Curiosity is back on the move, searching for our next drill target. Since nothing in our … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Ripples along the ridge

Posted on May 20, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2412, May 20, 2019. So that Curiosity can investigate the nearby sand ripple targets, mission controllers have been driving the rover on the edge of the sands that lie in a wind shadow along the south side of Vera … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Ripple studies

Posted on May 16, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2408, May 16, 2019. With Curiosity parked at the edge of a field of sand ripples, mission scientists directed the Navcam to image the ripple field leading up to Vera Rubin Ridge (above). Then the camera imaged part of … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Touch-and-go!

Posted on May 16, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2408, May 15, 2019, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: Now that we’re back on the road following our drill campaign at Kilmarie, Curiosity is planning a quick “touch-and-go” activity today to characterize the local bedrock. Yesterday afternoon, Curiosity … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Looking near and far

Posted on May 3, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2394, May 1, 2019. Curiosity’s Navcam looked ahead down the Glen Torridon “valley” toward Mt. Sharp, with Vera Rubin Ridge forming the skyline at left. At right is a four-frame composite by the Remote Micro-Imager on targets not far … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Mastcam looks ahead

Posted on April 2, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2364, April 1, 2019. The rover’s Mastcam (34mm lens) looked ahead across the Glen Torridon clay-bearing unit, with Mt. Sharp rising in the distance and the southern side of Vera Rubin Ridge at left. These five frames are part … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Rolling along behind the ridge

Posted on March 29, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2361, March 29, 2019. Leaving a zigzag track (click the composite image above), Curiosity continues to roll northeastward behind Vera Rubin Ridge, roughly paralleling its direction. Sand dune “blow-overs” are visible to the left of the rover in the … Continue reading →

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