Tag Archives: Aeolis Mons

Curiosity update: Heading back to the Great Red Spot

Posted on July 10, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2107, July 9, 2018, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: The image above shows the Mastcam view as of Sol 2104, in which the nearby terrain is clearly visible, but nothing beyond the foreground, and the entire scene looks … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Under an orange sky

Posted on July 9, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2104, July 8, 2018. On this day, Curiosity drove about 54 meters (177 feet) to the northeast on the rolling ridge-top. With reddish rocks under a dust-laden atmosphere, the rover’s Mastcam (34 mm) looked out on an orange-tinted world. … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Have we reached the peak?

Posted on July 6, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2104-06, July 6, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: Our primary goal for today’s planning was to continue to approach our next drill location on the Vera Rubin Ridge by paralleling the north side of the ridge (seen … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: A working holiday

Posted on July 5, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2102-03, July 4, 2018, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: While the rest of us are enjoying fireworks, BBQs, and spending time with friends and family, Curiosity will remain hard at work over this Fourth of July holiday. On … Continue reading →

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NASA Mars Report: July 3, 2018

Posted on July 5, 2018 by rburnham
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Curiosity update: Back on top

Posted on July 3, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2100-01, July 2, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: Curiosity is back on top of the Vera Rubin Ridge once more, having completed our drive over the weekend as we move toward our next drilling target in the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: In the murk

Posted on July 3, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2098, July 1, 2018. The wide-angle Mastcam took a few frames to make composite view looking northeastward across the upper surface of Vera Rubin Ridge (4.7 MB). Corrected for the strong reddish tint caused by aerial dust, the scene … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Stopped drive

Posted on July 3, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2097-99, July 2, 2018, update by MSL scientist Christopher Edwards: Curiosity stopped its drive a bit earlier than anticipated. It so happens that the autonomous software onboard Curiosity designed to keep it driving safely kicked in and ended the … Continue reading →

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Return to drilling, sciencing the dust storm

Posted on July 2, 2018 by rburnham

[From Emily Lakdawalla’s blog at The Planetary Society] What a difference a few weeks can make! Suddenly, Curiosity is back to full field site operations, the kind it last enjoyed at the beginning of its traverse south from Murray buttes. … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Rolling higher on the ridge

Posted on July 2, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2098, July 1, 2018. Curiosity is driving higher on Vera Rubin Ridge as it ascends a series of ledges. The view above looks south, with part of Mt Sharp’s profile dimly detectable in the haze at center left. Below, … Continue reading →

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