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Curiosity update: ‘Resuming tactical operations’

Posted on June 29, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1027-1029, June 26, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Mars has passed through solar conjunction, and reliable communication with the spacecraft at Mars is possible again. As planning started this morning, we were still waiting for more data … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Last MAHLI images before conjunction’

Posted on May 29, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 999, May 28, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Today is the last day we can plan MAHLI [Mars Hand Lens Imager] activities before the operational stand-down for solar conjunction, to ensure that we have time to confirm … Continue reading →

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