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Tag Archives: Gale Crater
Curiosity: Next drill target?
Sol 2414, May 22, 2019. After a 6-meter (19-foot) drive to the north-northeast, the forward Hazcam (right) shows the scene as Curiosity squares up to a small flat outcrop dubbed Broad Cairn, possibly a new drill target. Above is the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Broad Cairn, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Hallaig, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Latest weather at Gale Crater and Elysium Planitia
Daily Elysium charts and data (temperature, wind speed, atmospheric pressure) here.
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Tagged Curiosity, dust storms, Elysium Planitia, Gale Crater, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, temperature, Temperature and Wind for InSight, TWINS, weather
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Curiosity update: Curiosity’s potassium ‘Special K’ campaign
Sol 2414, May 21, 2019, update by MSL engineer Ashley Stroupe: Curiosity is investigating an area that is very high in potassium, and we’re trying to characterize the distribution and the source of that potassium. Yesterday we did a short … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Annbank, Balintore, Brimmond, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Grampian Mountains, Hallaig, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Woodland Bay
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Curiosity update: Back to work after a weekend at the beach
Sol 2413, May 20, 2019, update by MSL scientist Mariah Baker: After spending the weekend playing in the sand of a nearby ripple field, Curiosity is back on the move, searching for our next drill target. Since nothing in our … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Galashiels, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Hallaig, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, sand ripples, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Ripples along the ridge
Sol 2412, May 20, 2019. So that Curiosity can investigate the nearby sand ripple targets, mission controllers have been driving the rover on the edge of the sands that lie in a wind shadow along the south side of Vera … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Grains, up close!
Sols 2410-12, May 20, 2019, update by MSL scientist Susanne Schwenzer: Curiosity is continuing the investigations at “Rigg.” The image in this update shows a close up taken by the MAHLI Hand Lens imager to allow the detailed investigation of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberlady, Aeolis Mons, Camustianavaig, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Dunoon, Ellon, Gairsay, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Kilmarie, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, Nairn, NASA, Rigg, Saltire, sand ripples, Seafield Tower, Selkirk
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Curiosity update: Playing in the sand
Sol 2409, May 16, 2019, update by MSL scientist Ryan Anderson: The sol 2408 plan ended with the rover using its front wheel to dig a small trench in a ripple at the ripple field named “Rigg.” That means today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Rigg, sand ripples
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Latest weather at Gale Crater and Elysium Planitia
Daily Elysium charts and data (temperature, wind speed, atmospheric pressure) here.
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Tagged Curiosity, dust storms, Elysium Planitia, Gale Crater, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, temperature, Temperature and Wind for InSight, TWINS, weather
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Curiosity: Ripple studies
Sol 2408, May 16, 2019. With Curiosity parked at the edge of a field of sand ripples, mission scientists directed the Navcam to image the ripple field leading up to Vera Rubin Ridge (above). Then the camera imaged part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, sand ripples, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Touch-and-go!
Sol 2408, May 15, 2019, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: Now that we’re back on the road following our drill campaign at Kilmarie, Curiosity is planning a quick “touch-and-go” activity today to characterize the local bedrock. Yesterday afternoon, Curiosity … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Kilmarie, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Rigg, sand ripples, Vera Rubin Ridge
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