Tag Archives: Comet Siding Spring

Opportunity: Comet Siding Spring at dawn

Posted on October 21, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3817, October 19, 2014. The comet (indicated) stands in the eastern sky before dawn in this 50-second Pancam exposure. Background stars and image artifacts are noted in the key image below.           Shortcut to Sol … Continue reading →

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Mars Odyssey, MRO, MAVEN: healthy after flyby

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rburnham

Mars Odyssey: “The telemetry received from Odyssey this afternoon confirms not only that the spacecraft is in fine health but also that it conducted the planned observations of comet Siding Spring within hours of the comet’s closest approach to Mars,” … Continue reading →

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Comet links roundup

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rburnham

At Emily Lakdawalla’s blog at The Planetary Society, there is a roundup of links to information and webcasts about the encounter between Mars and Comet Siding Spring. As she notes, it’ll take several days to download the data from Mars, … Continue reading →

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Good Luck Today For the Encounter!

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rburnham

Well, the big day is finally here, the one we have planned for for so long. We’ve got an intact active, changing comet about to swing close by Mars! …From our side, we expect to be hearing more and more … Continue reading →

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Mars and Comet Siding Spring in same image

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rburnham

An excellent view of Mars and Comet Siding Spring comprising several separate images captured by Scott Ferguson, Florida, USA, this morning around 01:00 UTC (03:00CEST). [More at link]

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Curiosity update: ‘Comet observations’

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 782-784, October 17, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The experience I gained planning the MARDI drive “video” for Sol 780 helped me prepare for another MARDI video during the Sol 782 drive….  But concerns were raised about … Continue reading →

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Comet Siding Spring encounter, Sunday, Oct. 19

Posted on October 17, 2014 by rburnham

Science plans for NASA’s Mars spacecraft for the Mars encounter with Comet Siding Spring on Sunday, October 19, are tabulated above. Some links to keep you up to date as information comes back: • NASA: http://mars.nasa.gov/comets/sidingspring • CometCampaign.org: http://cometcampaign.org • … Continue reading →

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Opportunity field report: October 10, 2014

Posted on October 15, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 3808 (October 10, 2014) Rover Field Report by Larry Crumpler, MER Science Team & New Mexico Museum of Natural History & Science: “Opportunity continues to work its way up Wdowiak Ridge as it ascend southward along the rim of Endeavour … Continue reading →

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Mars fleet preps for Comet Siding Spring, Oct. 19

Posted on October 9, 2014 by rburnham

NASA’s extensive fleet of science assets, particularly those orbiting and roving Mars, have front row seats to image and study a once-in-a-lifetime comet flyby on Sunday, Oct. 19. Comet C/2013 A1, also known as Comet Siding Spring, will pass within … Continue reading →

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NASA briefing on Comet Siding Spring plans, Oct. 9

Posted on October 6, 2014 by rburnham

NASA will host a media briefing at 2 p.m. EDT (11 a.m. PDT) Thursday, Oct. 9, to outline the space and Earth-based assets that will have extraordinary opportunities to image and study a comet from relatively close range to Mars … Continue reading →

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