Tag Archives: Bagnold Dunes

Curiosity update: ‘Driving around Namib Dune’

Posted on December 15, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1194-95, December 14, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend Curiosity drove 42 m closer to “Namib Dune,” and the view is pretty spectacular.  We’ve received a lot of beautiful Mastcam and Navcam images, which can … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: At Namib Dune

Posted on December 14, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1192, December 13, 2015. Parked beside the part of the Bagnold dune field dubbed Namib, Curiosity’s Navcam profiles the dune. Click to enlarge. Sol 1192 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location.

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Curiosity update: ‘On the road again’

Posted on December 12, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1191-93, December 11, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: We received the data needed to plan contact science and a drive, and the 3-sol weekend plan is another full one.  I was busy as MAHLI/MARDI uplink lead, planning … Continue reading →

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Curiosity reaches Bagnold sand dunes

Posted on December 11, 2015 by rburnham

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has begun an up-close investigation of dark sand dunes up to two stories tall. The dunes are on the rover’s trek up the lower portion of a layered Martian mountain. A view of the rippled surface … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Drive precluded’

Posted on December 10, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1189-90, December 9, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Because of a problem with one of the DSN station antennas, the data needed to plan a drive today were not received, so the Sol 1189-90 plan is dominated by … Continue reading →

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HiRISE: Curiosity trek

Posted on December 10, 2015 by rburnham

The Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, continues its exciting traverse of Mars. In an image acquired in September, it was exploring the boundary between two rock units: the light-toned Murray Formation and the overlying and darker-toned Stimson unit. We can clearly … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Mastcam shoots a dune

Posted on December 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1185, December 6, 2015. The wide-angle lens (34mm) on Curiosity’s Mastcam took a five-frame partial panorama of the rough ground in front of the rover and part of the Bagnold dune field. The center frame in the pan looks … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Analyzing bedrock and sand’

Posted on December 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1187-88, December 7, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: After successfully completing a mobility test last week (as seen by our wheel tracks through this sand patch), Curiosity drove ~35 m toward a dune that is now named … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Looking beyond High Dune

Posted on December 7, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1185, December 6, 2015. Five Navcam frames show the terrain ahead of the rover, with a large dune at left. Note the bright mineral veins in the rocks lying in front, which veins are also visible in the Hazcam … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Busy weekend at High Dune’

Posted on December 7, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1184-87, December 4, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: The rover has arrived at the edge of “High Dune” and we have a very busy weekend plan studying the dune and then continuing to drive. On sol 1184 we … Continue reading →

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