Tag Archives: Apikuni Mountain

Curiosity: Moving on from Marias Pass

Posted on August 19, 2015 by rburnham

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is driving toward the southwest after departing a region where for several weeks it investigated a geological contact zone and rocks that are unexpectedly high in silica and hydrogen content. The hydrogen indicates water bound to … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Crazy Mountain’

Posted on August 14, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1074, August 13, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: The 47 meter drive on sol 1073 went exactly as expected, putting us in a good position for the sol 1074 plan. It’s a pretty simple plan today, with … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Drive-thru geology’

Posted on August 13, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1073, August 12, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: The drive on sol 1072 was successful, with a total distance travelled of about 35 meters. For sol 1073, Mastcam will be very busy taking pictures to document the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: ChemCam at Missoula, part 3

Posted on August 12, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1071, August 11, 2015. The third composite by ChemCam at the Missoula outcrop shows similar layering, but with different details. (Click to enlarge.) Sol 1071 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location map.

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Curiosity: ChemCam at Missoula, part 2

Posted on August 12, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1071, August 11, 2015. More of the layered outcrop at Missoula; note the small spherules embedded in the rock. (Click to enlarge.) Sol 1071 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location map.

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Curiosity update: ‘What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate’

Posted on August 12, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1071-1072, August 11, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Unfortunately over the weekend there was an outage at the Deep Space Network, which prevented the plan for the weekend from being sent to Curiosity. So, instead of a … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: ChemCam at Missoula

Posted on August 11, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1071, August 11, 2015. With Opportunity back at the Missoula outcrop, the ChemCam has been busy making closeups on various parts of the layered outcrop. (Click to enlarge.) Sol 1071 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Back at Missoula’

Posted on August 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1068-1070, August 7, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity had a successful drive of 19 m on Sol 1067, and we are currently back at Missoula for more targeted science.  The goal is to perform a detailed … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Bumping to Missoula… sound familiar?’

Posted on August 6, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1067, August 6, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: With a familiar blog title, I report that in today’s plan we’re bumping towards the Missoula outcrop.  On Sol 1066 Curiosity drove ~ 25 m back toward Missoula, but … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Leaving

Posted on August 6, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1066, August 6, 2015. The left-side Navcam looks behind as Curiosity rolls away from the Lion target and outcrop. The layered ridge in the middle ground is Apikuni Mountain; the lower slopes of Mount Sharp rise in the distance … Continue reading →

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