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Tag Archives: Curiosity
Curiosity update: Filling up on pre-holiday data treats
Sol 1911-12, December 20, 2017, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: This morning we found ourselves back on familiar ground, near the targets “Lismore” and “Leadhills” that we imaged back on sol 1905. We drove here to take a closer … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Ben Loyal, Ben More, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Laphroaig, Leadhills, Lismore, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Ogunquit Beach, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Taking a look around
Sol 1910, December 20, 2017. Nearly a full circle is shown in this Navcam composite image (6 MB) whose central focus is Mt. Sharp. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 1910 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Driving ‘home’ for the holidays
Sol 1909-10, December 18, 2017, update by MSL scientist Lauren Edgar: Today’s planning session kicked off with an important decision about where to drive and how that will set us up for exciting science over the holidays. After much discussion, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Lismore, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Ogunquit Beach, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Quick geologic transitions!
Sol 1906-08, December 18, 2017, update: Only two days ago, Curiosity was exploring a region of the Vera Rubin Ridge that appears more “blue” than its surroundings, and consists of patches of sand and clean bedrock. Curiosity spent several days … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Haddo House, Holyrood, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Old Man of Storr, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Curiosity’s arm workout
Sol 1904-05, December 16, 2017, update by MSL scientist Ryan Anderson: I was on downlink for ChemCam on Wednesday, so I was busy analyzing the latest data while the uplink team decided what to do for sols 1904 and 1905. We … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Laphroaig, Leadhills, Lismore, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Oban, Talisker, Trotternish, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Swinging by the sandbox
Sol 1902-03, December 12, 2017, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minniti: The majority of the time on the “Vera Rubin Ridge,” Curiosity focuses on the rocks that make up the ridge, measuring their chemistry and imaging their structure to try … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Arran, Coll, Corrie, Curiosity, Eilean Dubh, Gale Crater, Goatfell, Hoy, Mars Science Laboratory, Moffat, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Stonehaven, Trotternish, Vera Rubin Ridge, Yell
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Curiosity: Scouting ahead, checking soil
Sols 1896-97, December 6-7, 2017. On Sol 1896, the Mastcam took a look ahead toward a depression which may be a small, much weathered impact crater (above, center). At right, the Hazcam shows a scatter of pebbles and soil immediately … 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 update: Welcome to Torridon!
Sol 1897-98, December 6, 2017, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: As indicated by our long wheel tracks in the Navcam image above, our planned ~25-meter drive on Sol 1896 was successful, bringing us to another stop along our route … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Ballantrae, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Loch Eil, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Muck, Murray Formation, NASA, Ogunquit Beach, Sandness, Sandwick, Torridon, Vera Rubin Ridge, Wick
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Curiosity: Making tracks
Sol 1896, December 6, 2017. Soft, smooth ground preserves rover tracks, as Curiosity heads eastward atop Vera Rubin Ridge. This Navcam composite view looks northwest. Follow the rover tracks back and note the impact crater inside the Gale Crater rim … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Dogleg left
Sol 1895-96, December 5, 2017, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: After spending the weekend analyzing the chemistry of several interesting targets, the science team has planned yet another action-packed science investigation into Curiosity’s next two days on Vera Rubin … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Koonap, Mapedi, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, Mzamba, NASA, Nauga, Naute, Vera Rubin Ridge
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