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Curiosity update: Back in action at Midland Valley
Sol 2333, February 28, 2019, update by MSL scientist Melissa Rice: Curiosity returned to science planning today after a two week hiatus because of a technical issue. Our most recent science plan, described in the blog for Sols 2320-2323, included … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Alloa, Auchterarder, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Crathes, Curiosity, Curlew, Gale Crater, Gannet, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Midland Valley, Milltimber, Mormond Hill, Motherwell, Mount Keen, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA
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Curiosity: Operating normally after a reset
NASA’s Curiosity rover is busy making new discoveries on Mars. The rover has been climbing Mount Sharp since 2014 and recently reached a clay region that may offer new clues about the ancient Martian environment’s potential to support life. Curiosity … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Onwards to Midland Valley
Sols 2320-23, February 14, 2019, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell: Today was a very busy planning day for the Curiosity operations team. We planned a 3-sol plan, with contact science, imaging, environmental monitoring and a drive. Our weekend plan … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Curlew, Fyvie, Gale Crater, Gannet, Gilles Hill, Glen Torridon, Ladder Hills, Ladyburn, Loch Gelly, Mars Science Laboratory, Midland Valley, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA
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Curiosity update: Touring Glen Torridon
Sols 2318-19, February 11, 2019, update by MSL scientist Lucy Thompson: Similar to its namesake in Scotland, the Glen Torridon area on Mars affords us stunning vistas, but in our case, of the relatively low-lying clay bearing (from orbit) unit … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Exploring the new terrain – one measurement at a time
Sols 2315-17, February 11, 2019, update by MSL scientist Suzanne Schwenzer: Curiosity is driving across the clay-bearing unit, which is still a very new terrain with many details yet to be understood. The region is covered in little pebbles – … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Alba, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Dauntless, Emerald, Faoilean, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Osprey, Otter, River Brora, Thistle
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Curiosity departs Vera Rubin Ridge
After exploring Mars’ Vera Rubin Ridge for more than a year, NASA’s Curiosity rover recently moved on. But a new 360-video lets the public visit Curiosity’s final drill site on the ridge, an area nicknamed “Rock Hall.” The video was … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Mastcam reaches out
Sol 2311, February 5, 2019. The two Mastcam lenses (34mm and 100mm) were put to use profiling Vera Rubin Ridge (above, with the 34mm lens) and an outcrop (below, 100mm), both seen from down on the rolling terrain of the … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Cruising the clay-bearing unit
Sols 2313-14, February 6, 2019, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: Curiosity is cruising through the clay-bearing unit on some compacted clast-rich soil, seen in this capture from Navcam. It’s some of the best driving terrain we’ve encountered in Gale … Continue reading
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Curiosity report, Sols 2257-2312, by Emily Lakdawalla, The Planetary Society
Two thousand, three hundred and two Martian days. That is how long it took from landing day for Curiosity to reach the “clay-bearing unit.” The clay-bearing unit is a region at the base of Mount Sharp where Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Targeting small bedrock patches, pebbles, and soil
Sols 2311-12, February 4, 2019, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: The accompanying image shows the target “Brent” in the lower right corner; it was analyzed with ChemCam and APXS, and imaged with MAHLI over the weekend. It is a … Continue reading
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