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Tag Archives: Bimbe
Curiosity update: Finishing up at Bimbe
Sol 1409-11, July 22, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: For the weekend plan, we have a bunch more observations of the interesting blocky deposit “Bimbe”. Sol 1409 starts off with a couple of Mastcam images: one of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bimbe, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mariental, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Oranjemund, Seeheim, Seeis, Stimson Formation, Wilhelmstal, Zambezi
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Curiosity: Bimbe rockpile
Sol 1407, July 21, 2016. The rover’s instrument arm drops from the sky onto a pile of conglomerate rocks at Bimbe, in this (cropped and contrast adjusted) front Hazcam view. Click the image to enlarge it in a new tab. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bimbe, conglomerate rocks, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Bimbe conglomerates
Sol 1405-08, July 20, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: After a busy weekend plan, we are back to “restricted” sols this week, planning two days at a time. Monday’s planning for sols 1405-1406 started off with a discussion … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Balombo, Bimbe, Bungo, Cabamba, Cela, Curiosity, Dala, Gale Crater, Galo, Guri, Lucala, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Sonneblom, Stimson Formation, Tumba
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Curiosity update: Juicy weekend plan
Sol 1402-04, July 15, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: It was a slow morning as we anxiously awaited our downlink at 11am this morning… and then we put together a hefty weekend plan. We’re in late slide sols … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bimbe, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Songo, Stimson Formation, Uku
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Curiosity update: Analysis of blocky deposits
Sol 1401, July 14, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The drive on Sol 1400 went well, and Curiosity drove ~13 m along the edge of the blocky deposit “Bimbe.” Today’s plan involves a number of ChemCam and Mastcam … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bimbe, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Approaching the Bimbe blocks
Sol 1400 [!], July 13, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: On Sol 1399, Curiosity drove ~32 m closer to a blocky deposit known as “Bimbe.” We’ve identified several notable blocky deposits in orbital images, and this will be … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Auchab, Bimbe, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Stimson Formation
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