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Tag Archives: Curiosity
Return to drilling, sciencing the dust storm
[From Emily Lakdawalla’s blog at The Planetary Society] What a difference a few weeks can make! Suddenly, Curiosity is back to full field site operations, the kind it last enjoyed at the beginning of its traverse south from Murray buttes. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge, weather
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Curiosity: Rolling higher on the ridge
Sol 2098, July 1, 2018. Curiosity is driving higher on Vera Rubin Ridge as it ascends a series of ledges. The view above looks south, with part of Mt Sharp’s profile dimly detectable in the haze at center left. Below, … Continue reading
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HiRISE: A curious Curiosity
A curious Curiosity. This is a 2017 image of the rover Curiosity at Vera Rubin Ridge. The feature is named after an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. This image is at full resolution. Beautiful Mars series. [More … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Curiosity, Gale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Science Laboratory, MRO, MSL, NASA, University of Arizona, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Looking ahead and back
Sol 2094, June 27, 2018. With Curiosity back up on a flatter part of the ridge top, mission control directed the Navcam to make two composites, one showing the view looking ahead to the south (above) and another looking to … Continue reading
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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Curiosity update: Over the crest
Sols 2095-96, June 28, 2018, update by MSL scientist Lauren Edgar: After a steep drive Sol 2094, Curiosity is back over the crest of Vera Rubin Ridge and enjoying the view of flatter terrain ahead. I was the SOWG Chair … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Crosby, Curiosity, Duluth, Gale Crater, Hekkla Lake, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Feeling powerful
Sols 2093-94, June 26, 2018, update by MSL scientist Lauren Edgar: Today’s 2-sol plan kicked off with the good news that our power state exceeded predictions, so we were able to add in some extra science activities. The first sol starts … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Jacobs Lake, Mars Science Laboratory, Monker Lake, Mount Sharp, MSL, Mudhole Lake, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Which way up?
Sol 2092, June 25, 2018. Following a 24-meter (78 foot) drive, Curiosity is nearing a steeper part of the Vera Rubin Ridge. As the rover’s drive plan takes it back up the face of the ridge, the question arises of … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Watch the skies
Sols 2090-92, June 26, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ryan Anderson: Despite the global dust storm (more correctly known as a “planet encircling dust event”) darkening the skies, our nuclear-powered rover continues to do good science. The sol 2090 plan … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Arlberg, Caribou Lake, Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Hawk Ridge, Hunter Lake, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Simar, Vera Rubin Ridge, Young Lake
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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