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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 update: Drilling on the horizon?

Posted on April 1, 2019 by rburnham

Sols 2363-64, April 1, 2019, update by MSL engineer Ashley Stroupe: Curiosity is getting close to the area in which we next want to drill. We are possibly as close as 2-3 drives (including today’s) away from our next drill … 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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Curiosity update: Lots to explore in Glen Torridon

Posted on March 28, 2019 by rburnham

Sols 2361-62, March 28, 2019, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: We are continuing to find interesting new things in Glen Torridon. One of my favorite new images was taken this weekend (Mars sol 2356) on target “Stonebriggs” (pictured). We’ve … Continue reading →

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JPL: Red Planet rovers and InSights

Posted on March 28, 2019 by rburnham

[Ed. note: originally aired on January 10, 2019]

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Curiosity: Fore and aft

Posted on March 27, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2359, March 27, 2019. Curiosity has driven about 29 meters (95 feet) in a northeast direction across the clay-bearing unit. The south side of Vera Rubin Ridge forms the skyline on the left side of the rover, and there’s … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Hopping from outcrop to outcrop

Posted on March 26, 2019 by rburnham

Sols 2359-60, March 25, 2019, update by MSL scientist Vivian Sun: At the start of Sol 2359, Curiosity found herself parked in front of some layered bedrock outcrops (see above image), a rarity in the rubbly landscapes that we’ve explored … Continue reading →

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Curosity: Pebbles on the ground

Posted on March 25, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2357, March 24, 2019. On its drive to the east-northeast on this sol, Curiosity took snapshots of the ground passing beneath using its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI). The image combines three MAHLI frames. It reveals a patch of … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Clay-bearing unit showing us its stripes?

Posted on March 25, 2019 by rburnham

Sols 2354-58, March 23, 2019, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: As Curiosity makes her way to the site where the science team would like to drill next, there is no shortage of observations to make of the many different … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Driving onward into Glen Torridon

Posted on March 22, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2354, March 21, 2019. Two Mastcam pans, one looking forward, the other behind. Click either image to enlarge it. Sol 2354 raw images (from all cameras).

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