Tag Archives: Duluth

Curiosity: Duluth’s delicate weathering

Posted on June 19, 2018 by rburnham

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

Posted on June 18, 2018 by rburnham

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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Curiosity: MAHLI checks out thin layers on Duluth

Posted on June 15, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2082, June 15, 2018. The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) swooped in close to Duluth’s top surface for a good look at its flake-like layers. Above is a two-frame MAHLI composite image, while at right, the Mastcam shows the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: New MAHLI selfie

Posted on June 15, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2082, June 14, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The investigation of the Duluth drill hole is going well, and is expected to continue on Sol 2082. First, MAHLI will take a picture of the drill tailings to … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Just a bunch of dirt’

Posted on June 14, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2081, June 13, 2018, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: The final several sols of Curiosity’s drill activities at “Duluth” are devoted mostly to imaging and to analysis of the pile of drill tailings that are dumped on the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Quick change artist

Posted on June 12, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2079, June 11, 2018, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: Over the weekend, an error cropped up during a regular test of the high gain antenna actuators, leaving the antenna unavailable for uplink of today’s plan, but otherwise healthy. … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Dust on the horizon

Posted on June 10, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2076-78, June 8, 2018, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: Today we planned a weekend’s worth of activities for Curiosity. For our weekend plan, we have two main priorities: perform another analysis with CheMin on our Duluth drill sample … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: It’s a SAMple party!

Posted on June 8, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2075, June 7, 2018, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: Today, Sol 2075, was a fairly straightforward day of planning, as most of the plan will be devoted to carrying out a methane experiment with our SAM instrument to … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: And the crowd went wild

Posted on June 7, 2018 by rburnham

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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Curiosity update: Another CheMin analysis

Posted on June 6, 2018 by rburnham

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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