Tag Archives: Bridger Basin

Curiosity update: ‘Arm error recovery’

Posted on September 12, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1102-1104, September 11, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The Sol 1101 activities that we planned yesterday did not complete due to an arm error while it was being stowed.  Apparently the shoulder azimuth motor was too cold, … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Driving into the saddle’

Posted on September 11, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1101, September 10, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The 34-meter drive planned for Sol 1100 placed the rover at the edge of the small plateau, as intended, with a good view of a bright Murray Formation outcrop.  … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Swan, Sunburst, Studhorse, Sweetgrass Arch, and Silver Hill’

Posted on September 10, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1100, September 9, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The rover drove 34.5 meters on Sol 1099, as planned, to a good location for the imaging of the northwest wall of Bridger Basin.  The Mastcam team verified that … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Bypassing Bob Marshall Ridge

Posted on September 9, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1099, September 9, 2015. As Curiosity advances into Bridger Basin, it is driving past a low rise, dubbed Bob Marshall Ridge, which lies to the right of the rover’s path. The ridge has multiple layers within it; the hills … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Driving again’

Posted on September 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1099, September 8, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL did well over the long weekend, except that the Sol 1098 drive was halted after 13 meters of the planned 25 meters because the rover could not confirm … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Bridger Basin just ahead ahead

Posted on September 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1098, September 8, 2015. The Navcam shoots the landscape in front of Curiosity — and it’s rocky dead ahead, then smoother into Bridger Basin. The dark rise at right in the middle distance is Bob Marshall Ridge. Farther away, … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Laboring away in the Stimson’

Posted on September 4, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1095-1098, September 4, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: As many of us in the U.S. take a break over Labor Day weekend, Curiosity will be keeping busy by using every instrument in her science payload!  Curiosity is … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Turning in to Bridger Basin’

Posted on September 4, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1094, September 3, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The drive on Sol 1093 went well, and Curiosity drove ~15 m towards Bridger Basin.  In the Sol 1094 plan, we’ll drive for ~30 m to round the turn … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Leaving the Williams area’

Posted on September 3, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1093, September 2, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: After successful contact science on the Stimson unit in the Williams area, it’s time to get back on the road.  In today’s plan we’ll finish up a few activities … Continue reading →

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