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Tag Archives: Aeolis Mons
Curiosity: RMI looks at Red Cliff
Sol 2038, May 1, 2018. From its position on Vera Rubin Ridge, Curiosity is well positioned to use the Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) to profile a section of Red Cliff, an outcrop not far away that shows thin-bedded sedimentary layers. Below … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Red Cliff, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Enjoying the views
Sol 2038, April 30, 2018, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: A successful drive in the weekend plan set Curiosity up nicely for a full sol of contact and remote science. The main priority during planning today was to image … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Nashwauk, Negaunee, Paulsen Lake, Red Cliff, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Edge of the ridge and outcrops
Sol 2036, April 29, 2018. Curiosity drove about 28 meters (92 feet) to the northwest along the ridge. In the center distance of this Navcam end-of-drive composite stand outcrop faces, targets for this week if all goes as planned. Click … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Red Cliff, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Down the ridge she comes
Sols 2036-37, April 27, 2018, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: Curiosity continues to pick her way downhill off the “Vera Rubin Ridge” and onto the Murray formation rocks below. This weekend’s plan only covers two sols, to give Earth … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, aurora, Britt, Curiosity, Eveleth, Gale Crater, Kinney, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Shannon Lake, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge, Virginia
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Curiosity update: Descending Vera Rubin Ridge
Sols 2034-35, April 25, 2018, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: Curiosity is continuing her march to the north and west, descending through the stratigraphic layers exposed in Vera Rubin Ridge and working her way back towards the unit known … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Blunts Point, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Logan, Mars Science Laboratory, Mesabi, Midway, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge, Wakemup Bay
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Curiosity: At Taconite Crater
Sol 2032, April 25, 2018. This composite of eight Navcam frames looks toward the north and shows, at right center, sand-filled Taconite Crater, a small impact scar. In the distance below the ridge lie the flat-topped Murray Buttes and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: The rocks vs. stone cold aluminum wheels
Sols 2032-33, April 23, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Curiosity drove a little over 16 m to the west this weekend. The rover is currently skirting around the southern edge of a small, blocky impact crater on its … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Curiosity wheels, Cuyuna, Gale Crater, Kenora, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pokegama, rover wheels, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge, wheel wear, Winton
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Curiosity update: Booking it through Biwabik
Sols 2029-31, April 20, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Curiosity drove a whopping ~85 m to the northwest in the sol 2027 plan. Besides being long, this drive was remarkable because it marked a shift in Curiosity’s strategic … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Babbitt, Biwabik, Curiosity, Ely, Gale Crater, Hibbing, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Taconite Crater, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: A change of season
Sols 2027-28, April 20, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: This was a week of transition for Curiosity’s environmental science team. The cloudy season on Mars has ended as we’ve seen a marked decrease in water ice cloud activity … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, atmosphere, Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, haze, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Mud cracks help reveal the shape of water on Mars
As Curiosity rover marches across Mars, the red planet’s watery past comes into clearer focus. In early 2017 scientists announced the discovery of possible desiccation cracks in Gale Crater, which was filled by lakes 3.5 billion years ago. Now, a … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, desiccation cracks, Gale Crater, lake bed sediments, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, mud cracks, Murray Formation, NASA, Old Soaker, Squid Cove, Vera Rubin Ridge
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