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Tag Archives: Aeolis Mons
Curiosity: Successful drilling at Stoer
Sol 2136, August 9, 2018. Must be a case of third-time-lucky — Curiosity’s drill dug into the Pettegrove Point rock at Stoer and produced a respectable pile of tailings around the drill hole. Click the image to enlarge it. (Pre-drill … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pettegrove Point, Stoer, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Try, try, and try again
Sols 2136-37, August 8, 2018, update by MSL scientist Sarah Lamm: After two sols of analyzing our intended drill site in the Pettegrove Point member, we began plans to drill the target “Stoer.” Stoer has had Mastcam images, MAHLI images, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Belhelvie, Caithness, Camas Mor, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Brittle, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pettegrove Point, Sandray, Stoer, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Mastcam scouts the Stoer drill site
Sol 2132, August 5, 2018. Curiosity’s Mastcam (34 mm lens) looked down and documented the proposed drill site, dubbed Stoer, for the third attempt to penetrate the hematite-hardened rock atop Vera Rubin Ridge. Below is another Mastcam composite, one which … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pettegrove Point, Stoer, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Third time’s a charm?
Sols 2134-35, August 6, 2018, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: After a weekend full of contact science, remote science, and driving, Curiosity arrived at her next drill site within the Pettegrove Point member. Our previous two drilling attempts within … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pettegrove Point, Stoer, Strontian, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Color abounds in Pettegrove Point
Sols 2131-33, August 6, 2018, update by MSL scientist Vivian Sun: Curiosity is currently preparing to bump to her next drill site in the Pettegrove Point member, but not before gathering many observations at our current location. There are interesting … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bullers of Buchan, Curiosity, Dobbs Linn, Gale Crater, Inchnadamph, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Battock, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pettegrove Point, Scourie More, Shiant Isles, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Dude, where’s my data?
Sol 2129, August 1, 2018, update by MSL scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity is currently on her way to a potentially softer rock target to drill in the Pettegrove Point member of Vera Rubin Ridge. Today was a late slide sol, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pettegrove Point, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: In search of softer rocks
Sol 2128, July 31, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ryan Anderson: On Sol 2128, Curiosity will continue toward our third potential drill site within the Pettegrove Point member of Vera Rubin Ridge, where we are hoping to find slightly softer … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Craignure Bay, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pettegrove Point, Slioch, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Cross-bed geometry in upper Mt. Sharp
Planetary Geomorphology Image of the Month, August 1, 2018: One of the most environmentally diagnostic features of sedimentary rocks is cross-bedding, which occurs when sediment is transported by wind, water, or volcanic processes, resulting in horizontal strata composed of inclined … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, cross-bedding, eolian processes, Gale Crater, Mount Sharp, sedimentary deposits, sediments
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Curiosity: Looking for a new drill site
Sol 2126, July 30, 2018. Having struck out at two drill sites, Curiosity’s scientists are seeking a new one, sending the rover on a 68-meter (224-foot) drive westward along the ridge top. The Navcam composite above shows the post-drive view … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Continuing to understand Pettegrove Point
Sol 2127, July 31, 2018, update by MSL scientist Christopher Edwards: Curiosity completed its drive successfully after the science team regrouped from the incomplete drill, which required a different than anticipated weekend plan. The rocks of the Vera Rubin Ridge … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Diabiag, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pettegrove Point, Slioch, Vera Rubin Ridge
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