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Tag Archives: Curiosity
Curiosity update: And the crowd went wild
Sol 2074, June 6, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: Today we received the happy news that the SAM instrument received enough sample to conduct its “evolved gas” analysis of the powdered rock from our “Duluth” drill hole! This … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duluth, Gale Crater, Independence, Little Marais, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity finds ancient organic material and seasonally varying methane on Mars
[Editor’s note: press briefing video here.] NASA’s Curiosity rover has found new evidence preserved in rocks on Mars that suggests the planet could have supported ancient life, as well as new evidence in the Martian atmosphere that relates to the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, methane, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, organic molecules, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Data-mining offers new picture of Mars minerals
A team of scientists led by Carnegie’s Shaunna Morrison and including Bob Hazen have revealed the mineralogy of Mars at an unprecedented scale, which will help them understand the planet’s geologic history and habitability. Their findings are published in two … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CheMin, Chemistry and Mineralogy Instrument, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Another CheMin analysis
Sol 2073, June 5, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The focus of MSL operations continues to be on the analysis of the Duluth drill sample. The latest SAM EGA was scheduled for the evening of Sol 2072, so … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duluth, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Noodle Lake, Vera Rubin Ridge
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NASA briefing on Mars science results, June 7
The media and public are invited to ask questions during a live discussion at 2 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 7, on new science results from NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover. The results are embargoed by the journal Science until then. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Zap goes ChemCam
Sol 2068, May 31, 2018. The Remote Micro-Imager follows and records the ChamCam’s laser-zapping of a target rock (above). Note how each laser shot blows the surface dust away from the resulting pit. At right are the front and rear … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duluth, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Triple delivery for CheMin
Sols 2068-69, May 31, 2018, update by MSL scientist Claire Newman: We’re looking forward to analyzing some great drill samples from the “Duluth” rock target in Curiosity’s Chemistry and Mineralogy instrument, CheMin. However, previous tests on Mars and the first … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Anderson Lake, Bass Lake, Bassett, Bob Lake, Curiosity, Duluth, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Noodle Lake, Toohey Lake, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: RMI zooms in on mineralized vein ‘Gary’
Sol 2067, May 30, 2018. The Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) took aim at a small, thin ridge of minerals, dubbed Gary, that formed within a crack inside softer rock. The soft rock then eroded to leave the mineralized vein standing above … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Gary, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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