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Tag Archives: Book Cliffs
Curiosity update: ‘Booking it back to Book Cliffs’
Sol 812, November 17, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: “Curiosity continues to investigate the Pahrump Hills. This is the second time that we are driving up the exposed section, and on this pass we’ve selected several key…” [More … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Book Cliffs, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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Curiosity finds an orbital hematite match
Reddish rock powder from the first hole drilled into a Martian mountain [Confidence Hills] by NASA’s Curiosity rover has yielded the mission’s first confirmation of a mineral mapped from orbit. “This connects us with the mineral identifications from orbit, which … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Alexander Hills, Book Cliffs, Chinle, Comb Ridge, Confidence Hills, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Gilbert Peak, hematite, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Pink Cliffs, Salsberry Peak, Whale Rock
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Curiosity update: ‘Drive to Gilbert Peak’
Sol 787-788, October 22, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: “It was a busy day of rover operations here at the USGS…. Today we planned two sols and the goal was to characterize the Book Cliffs outcrop and drive … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Book Cliffs, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Gilbert Peak, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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Curiosity update: ‘Comet Siding Spring’
Sol 785-786, October 20, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: “Over the weekend, a number of Mars spacecraft observed a rare encounter with Comet Siding Spring. Curiosity successfully observed the comet with Mastcam, Navcam and ChemCam RMI. Today we’re … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Book Cliffs, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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Curiosity update: ‘Dumping sample’
Sol 781, October 16, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The 22-meter Sol 780 drive completed as planned, placing the rover near “Book Cliffs” (visible at the right side of this image [right]). Sol 781 planning was interrupted this … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Book Cliffs, Confidence Hills, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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Curiosity update: ‘MARDI video’
Sol 780, October 15, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “We were originally planning to perform some arm tests on Sol 780 to help diagnose the fault that occurred last weekend, but it was decided that they were too … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Book Cliffs, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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