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Tag Archives: Curiosity
THEMIS: Yardangs on Gale Crater’s Mt. Sharp
THEMIS Image of the Day, June 25, 2018. While far from the rover, this VIS image of Gale Crater covers the same central layered deposit, Mt. Sharp, that Curiosity is studying. The linear ridges, called yardangs, are the result of … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Path forward?
Sol 2089, June 22, 2018. The future course for Curiosity is to reclimb Vera Rubin Ridge and cross over it to resume the drive up Mt. Sharp. Meanwhile, under the loose rocks and sand, the rover faces the thin-bedded ridge … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Dark skies make murky landscapes
Sol 2087, June 20, 2018. The Mastcam (34mm lens) shot a six-frame profile of the ridge, revealing its layers — and the dim conditions at Gale Crater. At right is another Mastcam shot of the Ambridge target, where the yellow … Continue reading
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Curiosity captures thickening haze as dust storm goes global
A storm of tiny dust particles has engulfed much of Mars over the last two weeks and prompted NASA’s Opportunity rover to suspend science operations. But across the planet, NASA’s Curiosity rover, which has been studying Martian soil at Gale … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duluth, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storm, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Slippery slope
Sol 2087, June 19, 2018, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: Curiosity pulled away from the “Duluth” site yesterday, but given the blocky nature of the “Blunts Point” member and the sand in between those blocks, she did not get … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Ambridge, Blunts Point, Curiosity, Duluth, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Looking north toward an invisible rim
Sol 2087, June 20, 2018. Seven Navcam frames composited into a panorama show that dusty air is hiding the north rim of Gale Crater. Duluth lies in the foreground, near left. At right is the Remote Micro-Imager’s four-frame take on … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Dusty skies
Sol 2086, June 20, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: The dust storm that is challenging Opportunity closed in on Gale Crater over the weekend with a substantial increase in dust levels. The storm is no threat to nuclear-powered Curiosity … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bass Lake, Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, temperature, Vera Rubin Ridge, weather, Young Lake
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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Curiosity: Duluth’s delicate weathering
Sol 2084, June 17, 2018. The increasing dust in the atmosphere over Gale Crater is darkening and reddening images taken at the surface there. Above is a series of composited Mastcam 34mm frames on the rock named Duluth, which shows … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: 30 sols and done
Sols 2083-85, June 18, 2018, update by MSL scientist Christopher Edwards: The last time Curiosity drove anywhere was 30 martian days ago. A lot has happened in these past 30 sols. The rover got its groove back and successfully carried … Continue reading
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