Tag Archives: Apikuni Mountain

Curiosity: Late afternoon at Marias Pass

Posted on July 15, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1044, July 14, 2015. Five Navcam frames capture the sweep of the horizon to the north and east of Marias Pass, the local solar time is 4:38 p.m. (Click image to load a larger version into a new tab.) … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Finishing the drive’

Posted on July 14, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1044-1045, July 14, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: The drive over the weekend stopped a bit early (~17 meters instead of the intended ~25 meters) because the software that the rover uses to monitor its drive progress … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Exploring at Marias Pass

Posted on July 13, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1042, July 12, 2015. After its recent bump, the rover used its Navcams to shoot the scene at Marias Pass. (Note the rover tracks from previous drives here.) Above is the view to the southeast, below is a small … Continue reading →

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Curiosity tracking sunspots on Sun’s other side

Posted on July 11, 2015 by rburnham

While busily investigating bedrock types on Mars’ Mount Sharp and preparing for a drill test, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has also been looking up frequently to monitor sunspots on the face of the sun that is turned away from Earth. … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Busy weekend planned’

Posted on July 11, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1041-1043, July 10, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The rover bumped back 33 cm on Sol 1039, placing all 6 wheels on firm ground and allowing contact science on the bright rocks near the top of the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Livin’ on the Edge’

Posted on July 10, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1039-1040, July 8, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: I’m MAHLI/MARDI uplink lead today, and was ready this morning to plan lots of MAHLI imaging of the bright rocks on the slope the rover first climbed on Sol 991.  … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Navcam looks north

Posted on July 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1037, July 7, 2015. The rover’s Navcam shot a five-frame sequence from northwest at left to northeast at right. Click the above image to load a larger version in a new tab; click here to load a full-size version … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Familiar territory’

Posted on July 7, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1037-1038, July 6, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend holiday plan, Curiosity drove back to our location on Sol 992. Previous DAN and ChemCam data from this site showed some interesting results, so we want … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 1035 Navcam panorama

Posted on July 6, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1035, July 5, 2015. On this sol, the Navcam made a full-circle panorama in 12 frames. Marias Pass is the low section of skyline at left center. Click on the image above to load a larger version in a … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: MAHLI looks northwest

Posted on July 6, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1035, July 5, 2015. The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) took an image looking northwest toward Gale Crater’s rim from Curiosity’s location at Marias Pass. The odd framing of the image comes from MAHLI’s position on the instrument arm … Continue reading →

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