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Tag Archives: dust storms
Opportunity special report by A.J.S. Rayl, The Planetary Society
June 15, 2018: Opportunity Pummelled by Massive Dust Storm, Hunkers Down to Sleep: Entrenched in the west rim of Endeavour Crater, veteran robot field geologist Opportunity is hunkered down in Perseverance Valley in a kind of hibernation mode. The rover … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, dust storms, Endeavour Crater, global dust storms, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley
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Curiosity update: New MAHLI selfie
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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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duluth, dust storms, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Opportunity, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Four NASA spacecraft tackle dust-storm science
One of the thickest dust storms ever observed on Mars has been spreading for the past week and a half. The storm has caused NASA’s Opportunity rover to suspend science operations, but also offers a window for four other spacecraft … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, dust storms, global dust storms, Mars Odyssey, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, MAVEN, Opportunity
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Opportunity: Dust storm going global, rover likely in deep-sleep for weeks until skies clear
[Ed. note: Video replay of the briefing here, and a new NASA web page, Mars Storm Watch, here.] NASA scientists reported today that dust in the skies over Opportunity is thicker than ever seen before from the surface, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Curiosity, dust storms, Endeavour Crater, global dust storms, MARCI, Mars Climate Sounder, Mars Color Imager, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Science Laboratory, MCS, MER, MRO, MSL, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley, REMS, Rover Environmental Monitoring Station
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Opportunity dust storm update, June 12
NASA Mars Exploration Rover Status Report Updated at 6:30 p.m. PDT on June 12, 2018 NASA engineers attempted to contact the Opportunity rover today but did not hear back from the nearly 15-year old rover. The team is now operating … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, dust storms, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley
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NASA briefing on dust storm, Opportunity rover, June 13
NASA will host a media teleconference at 10:30 a.m. PDT (1:30 p.m. EDT) Wednesday, June 13, to discuss a massive Martian dust storm affecting operations of the agency’s Opportunity rover and what scientists can learn from the various missions studying … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, dust storms, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley
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Curiosity update: Quick change artist
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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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duluth, dust storms, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Noodle Lake, Vera Rubin Ridge
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MAVEN observations on dust storms
The Opportunity rover has proven hardier than expected by operating for nearly 15 years, despite being designed for a 90-day mission. The rover regularly deals with intense dust storms at the surface of the Red Planet and occasionally has to … Continue reading
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Tagged dust storms, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN, Mars Exploration Rover, MAVEN, MER, NASA, Opportunity, University of Colorado
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Opportunity: Update on dust storm
NASA Mars Exploration Rover Status Report, updated at 4:30 p.m. PDT on June 10, 2018 NASA engineers received a transmission from Opportunity on Sunday morning – a positive sign despite the worsening dust storm. Data from the transmission let engineers … Continue reading
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Tagged Cape Byron, dust storms, Endeavour Crater, Mars Exploration Rover, MER, NASA, Opportunity, Perseverance Valley
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Curiosity update: Dust on the horizon
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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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duluth, dust storms, Gale Crater, Isanti, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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