Tag Archives: Claymore

Curiosity update: Refining composition and mineralogy at Aberlady

Posted on April 13, 2019 by rburnham

Sols 2376-77, April 13, 2019, update by MSL scientist Vivian Sun: We are continuing the sequence of drill activities at Aberlady. We will be collecting APXS of the dump pile with two offset observations to better understand any compositional variations, … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: CheMin success at Aberlady!

Posted on April 12, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2375, April 12, 2019, update by MSL scientist Kristen Bennett: Today we received the initial results from CheMin’s analysis of the “Aberlady” drill sample, and they look great! This means that CheMin received enough sample and we do not … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Taking some time for remote science

Posted on April 11, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2374, April 11, 2019, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: This week’s drill activities have been very power-intensive for Curiosity. So we’ll spend today, Sol 2374, catching up on some remote science observations while waiting for data from yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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