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Tag Archives: Aeolis Mons
Curiosity: Looking north toward an invisible rim
Sol 2087, June 20, 2018. Seven Navcam frames composited into a panorama show that dusty air is hiding the north rim of Gale Crater. Duluth lies in the foreground, near left. At right is the Remote Micro-Imager’s four-frame take on … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Ambridge, Curiosity, Duluth, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Dusty skies
Sol 2086, June 20, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: The dust storm that is challenging Opportunity closed in on Gale Crater over the weekend with a substantial increase in dust levels. The storm is no threat to nuclear-powered Curiosity … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bass Lake, Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, temperature, Vera Rubin Ridge, weather, Young Lake
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Curiosity: Duluth’s delicate weathering
Sol 2084, June 17, 2018. The increasing dust in the atmosphere over Gale Crater is darkening and reddening images taken at the surface there. Above is a series of composited Mastcam 34mm frames on the rock named Duluth, which shows … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duluth, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: 30 sols and done
Sols 2083-85, June 18, 2018, update by MSL scientist Christopher Edwards: The last time Curiosity drove anywhere was 30 martian days ago. A lot has happened in these past 30 sols. The rover got its groove back and successfully carried … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duluth, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Getting murky at Gale
Sol 2082, June 15, 2018. Curiosity has been commanded to shoot a new selfie using the MAHLI (hand lens imager). Above are three frames from the series, showing the effects of the dust storm as seen in Gale Crater, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: MAHLI checks out thin layers on Duluth
Sol 2082, June 15, 2018. The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) swooped in close to Duluth’s top surface for a good look at its flake-like layers. Above is a two-frame MAHLI composite image, while at right, the Mastcam shows the … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: New MAHLI selfie
Sol 2082, June 14, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The investigation of the Duluth drill hole is going well, and is expected to continue on Sol 2082. First, MAHLI will take a picture of the drill tailings to … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duluth, dust storms, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Opportunity, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: ‘Just a bunch of dirt’
Sol 2081, June 13, 2018, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: The final several sols of Curiosity’s drill activities at “Duluth” are devoted mostly to imaging and to analysis of the pile of drill tailings that are dumped on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duluth, Elbow Creek, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Communication back to normal
[NB: This update involves Curiosity, not Opportunity] Sol 2080, June 12, 2018, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: On Earth we have multiple means of communication – cell phone, text messages, land line, e-mail, and good old snail mail. On … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Robinson Lake, Tofte, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Quick change artist
Sol 2079, June 11, 2018, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: Over the weekend, an error cropped up during a regular test of the high gain antenna actuators, leaving the antenna unavailable for uplink of today’s plan, but otherwise healthy. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duluth, dust storms, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Noodle Lake, Vera Rubin Ridge
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