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Curiosity: Albert gets the brush-off

Posted on May 5, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 975, May 5, 2015. The target Albert was dusted off by the DRT (Dust Removal Tool) and then imaged by MAHLI, the hand-lens imager. Below right: the Navcam imaged MAHLI at work. Sol 975 raw images (from all cameras), … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Onward to Jocko Butte’

Posted on May 5, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 976-977, May 4, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: With our weekend contact science done, it’s time to hit the road again. The sol 976 plan includes some final Mastcam mosaics of the interesting outcrops that we have been … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Albert, Bigfork, & Charity’

Posted on May 2, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 973-975, May 1, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL is in a good position for contact science observations on an interesting outcrop of sedimentary rock, so the rover will be busy this weekend!  We had to change … Continue reading →

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