Tag Archives: Emigrant Pass

Curiosity: Aiming north of Panamint Butte

Posted on September 8, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 743, September 8, 2014. Curiosity has entered Amargosa Valley, but rover drivers are keeping to its higher and less sandy parts. At left is Panamint Butte, draped in sand ripples (three-frame Navcam composite). The most trafficable route looks to … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Busy weekend’

Posted on September 6, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 741-743, September 5, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The weekend plan is very ambitious, with a bunch of targeted remote science observations on Sol 741, contact science on Sol 742, and a long drive on Sol 743…” … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Which way to go?

Posted on September 5, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 740, September 5, 2014. At the edge of Amargosa Valley, rover drivers face a choice of routes. The valley itself leads down to the left. Straight ahead is the low rise of Panamint Butte, with a distant white patch … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Approaching Amargosa Valley’

Posted on September 4, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 740, September 4, 2014, update from MSL Scientist Lauren Edgar: “Curiosity is about to ingress into Amargosa Valley.  This Navcam image from Sol 739 shows some of the beautiful layered rocks that we have been driving over and…” [More … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Rough road ahead’

Posted on September 4, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 739, September 3, 2014, update from MSL Scientist Lauren Edgar: “Curiosity has almost reached an ingress point into Amargosa Valley. To get into the valley, Curiosity will have to cross some fairly rough terrain, but this also provides…” [More … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Amargosa scenic overlook

Posted on September 4, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 739, September 4, 2014. Where to drive? The shallow Amargosa Valley lies to the left, leading around a low rise (Panamint Butte) toward a whitish deposit in the distance at the foot of the Pahrump Hills. Another possible drive … Continue reading →

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Sandy valleys lie ahead in Curiosity’s path

Posted on August 1, 2014 by rburnham

The main map here shows the assortment of landforms near the location of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover as the rover’s second anniversary of landing on Mars nears. The gold traverse line entering from upper right ends at Curiosity’s position as … Continue reading →

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