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Tag Archives: Alba
Curiosity update: Exploring the new terrain – one measurement at a time
Sols 2315-17, February 11, 2019, update by MSL scientist Suzanne Schwenzer: Curiosity is driving across the clay-bearing unit, which is still a very new terrain with many details yet to be understood. The region is covered in little pebbles – … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Alba, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Dauntless, Emerald, Faoilean, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Osprey, Otter, River Brora, Thistle
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Curiosity update: Cruising the clay-bearing unit
Sols 2313-14, February 6, 2019, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: Curiosity is cruising through the clay-bearing unit on some compacted clast-rich soil, seen in this capture from Navcam. It’s some of the best driving terrain we’ve encountered in Gale … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Alba, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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