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Tag Archives: Curiosity
Curiosity update: Image overload!
Sol 1931-33, January 11, 2018, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: Curiosity has made it to “Region e” of the Vera Rubin Ridge (VRR) campaign. This location is a slight depression with exposed fractured bedrock that appears more “blue” from orbit … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberfoyle, Aeolis Mons, Canna, Curiosity, Funzie, Gale Crater, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission, Mars Science Laboratory, MAVEN, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Region e, Stop E, Unst, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Parked at Region E
Sol 1930, January 10, 2018. Curiosity has driven over to the exposure of fractured bedrock dubbed Stop E or Region E, which appears from orbital imaging to be “bluer” than the average for the ridge rocks. The Navcam composite views … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Region e, Stop E, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Vera Rubin Ridge walkabout
[From Emily Lakdawalla’s blog at The Planetary Society] When I last left the rover back in September, it had just climbed onto Vera Rubin Ridge. Since then, it has slowly maneuvered southish atop the ridge, encountering colorful rocks. Progress has … 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: Checking out Haroldswick
Sol 1923, January 3, 2018. The rover’s Navcam shot a scene-setter composite (above) with layered buttes appearing in the distance below Mt. Sharp. At right is a Mastcam shot showing (yellow box) the site of a target dubbed Haroldswick. Below … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Haroldswick, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Curiosity’s working holiday
Sol 1913-24, January 2, 2018, update by MSL scientist Christopher Edwards: There’s no real rest for the rover. We planned sols 1921-1924 on December 22 and 29. Earlier, the team had planned a minimal set of activities for the rover … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Haroldswick, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Raasay, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Studying a ridge outcrop
Sol 1922, January 2, 2018. Curiosity’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) does double duty, imaging a portion of the rocky pavement in front of the rover, and in moving down for a close-up. At top right is the MAHLI stand-off … 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: Mt. Sharp and instrument arm
Sol 1920, December 31, 2017. As part of a study of atmospheric phenomena, Curiosity has been imaging the terrain and sky above Mt. Sharp. Here the instrument arm has the drill pointing upward. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, atmosphere, clouds, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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