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Curiosity update: Happy 2019, Earthlings!

Posted on January 4, 2019 by rburnham

Sols 2279-80, January 4, 2019, update by MSL scientist Claire Newman: The holiday planning completed successfully and included 10 sols of five-hour-long morning meteorological observations by REMS, during the period when more complex activities were precluded. The main goals for … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Capturing light into the new year

Posted on December 22, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2276-78, December 21, 2018, update by MSL scientist Fred Calef: As we cross the winter solstice and daylight lengthens here on Earth, the Vera Rubin Ridge campaign on Mars is shortening up towards a science-filled end ‘capturing the light’ … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Planning for the holidays

Posted on December 20, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2265-75, December 19, 2018, update by MSL scientist Lucy Thompson: Planning today revolved around making sure that Curiosity has enough power after the Christmas holidays to be able to continue analyzing “Rock Hall,” the red Jura sample that we … Continue reading →

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