Tag Archives: Balanced Rock

Curiosity: Rear window view

Posted on August 16, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1432, August 16, 2016. As Curiosity drives between, then away from, the Murray Buttes, the Navcam looks back. A careful look at the large butte on the right shows “Balanced Rock” in profile on the left edge of the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Crossing the sand

Posted on August 16, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1432, August 15, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: The weekend plan went well, so the plan for Sol 1432 is to keep driving! Curiosity will go about 52 meters across a patch of sand, but before that … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Balanced Rock & Murray Buttes

Posted on July 29, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1414, July 29, 2016. As Curiosity’s Navcam profiles the nearby mesas among the Murray Buttes, it gets another look at Balanced Rock on the right side of the mesa above. (Balanced Rock was last seen here back on Sol … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Murray Buttes & Balanced Rock

Posted on July 7, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1387, July 1, 2016. Before the rover entered safe mode, it took a 20-frame  panorama looking toward the west with the 100mm lens of the Mastcam. The features are the Murray Buttes. The image above (left half of the … Continue reading →

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