Tag Archives: Artist’s Drive

MRO spots Curiosity in Artist’s Drive

Posted on April 22, 2015 by rburnham

A view from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on April 8, 2015, catches sight of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover passing through a valley called “Artist’s Drive” on the lower slope of Mount Sharp. The image from the orbiter’s High Resolution Imaging … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Making a run for it’

Posted on April 22, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 963, April 21, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: After cruising through Artist’s Drive, Curiosity set her sights on the next pass, known as “Logan Pass.” However, the science team realized that there’s an interesting outcrop to west … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Officially 10k!’

Posted on April 17, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 958, April 16, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: The Sol 957 drive went well, and the rover has officially driven 10 kilometers! (Last week I announced that we had reached 10k, but that was 10k measured by … Continue reading →

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Curiosity making tracks and observations

Posted on April 17, 2015 by rburnham

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is continuing science observations while on the move this month. On April 16, the mission passed 10 kilometers (6.214 miles) of total driving since its 2012 landing, including about a fifth of a mile (310 meters) … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Along the valley way

Posted on April 16, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 957, April 16, 2015. Three left-side Navcam frames combine to detail Curiosity’s course ahead, as it traverses through Artist’s Drive. (Click on the image above to open a larger version in a new browser tab.) Taken at almost the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Limited downlink’

Posted on April 16, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 957, April 15, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL drove about 65 meters on Sol 956, then took some nice images of the path ahead.  As we continue to drive each sol, acquiring images of the terrain … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: The Way West

Posted on April 15, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 956, April 15, 2015. A five-frame Navcam composite shows dune ripples across the floor of Artist’s Drive, Curiosity’s roadway toward the southwest and west. (Click on the image to open a larger version in a new browser tab.) Sol … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Mercury transit’

Posted on April 15, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 956, April 14, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: With the last portion of the Telegraph Peak sample delivered to SAM and analyzed by APXS, we are ready to keep driving. In the sol 956 plan, there is … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Mt. Sharp and Artist’s Drive

Posted on April 14, 2015 by rburnham

Two panoramas capture the view from Curiosity’s current location at the head of the Artist’s Drive valley. Above is a Navcam mosaic taken on Sol 952 (April 11, 2015) looking from east (left side) to southwest (right), with the upper … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Dumping Telegraph Peak’

Posted on April 14, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 953-955, April 13, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Our sol 952 drive went well, and we’re very close to crossing over into a new “quad” of the map that was made before landing (meaning we will get … Continue reading →

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