Tag Archives: Gale Crater

Curiosity update: Looking forward to the clay-bearing unit

Posted on January 28, 2019 by rburnham

Sols 2301-03, January 28, 2019, update by MSL scientist Ryan Anderson: This weekend’s plan started off on Sol 2301 with some Mastcam atmospheric observations, followed by ChemCam analysis of “Loch Ness” and “Loch Skeen,” examples of brown and gray bedrock. … Continue reading →

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CRISM: Iron-magnesium phyllosilicates near rim of Gale Crater

Posted on January 28, 2019 by rburnham

CRISM scene FRT0000B5A3 covers the southern wall of Gale crater, 15 km downslope from the rim. This region is gently sloping, compared to the northern wall, potentially indicating that the Gale basement rocks in the crater rim are mantled by … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Charting a path forward

Posted on January 28, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2302, January 27, 2019. Curiosity’s Navcam shot a new composite of the scenery ahead, after a sequence of drives totaling a little over 27 meters (88 feet). Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 2302 raw images (from all … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Clay-bearing viewpoint

Posted on January 25, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2299, January 24, 2019. Using its wide-angle (34mm) camera, Curiosity’s Mastcam shot a five-frame view overlooking the reverse slope of Vera Rubin Ridge (foreground and top left). Mission scientists and engineers are planning to drive Curiosity down off the … Continue reading →

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Weather at Gale Crater

Posted on January 25, 2019 by rburnham
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Curiosity update: Beam me up Scotty!

Posted on January 25, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2300, January 24, 2019, update by MSL scientist Lucy Thompson: Curiosity is on the brink of descending down off the Vera Rubin Ridge (VRR) onto the clay-bearing unit. We are hoping to ‘beam up’ lots of interesting new data … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Melrose Place

Posted on January 24, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2299, January 23, 2019, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: Curiosity is continuing the first phase of its journey to the “clay-bearing unit,” the low elevation portion in the middle distance of this Navcam image with a series of … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Commencement of the Clay- Bearing Unit campaign

Posted on January 23, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2298, January 22, 2019, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: Curiosity has moved for the first time since December 13, 2018. More importantly, Curiosity is moving to a new geological unit that we have so far called the “Clay-Bearing … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: New surroundings

Posted on January 22, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2297, January 22, 2019. A 36-meter (120-f00t) drive to the east placed Curiosity in new surroundings, although still atop Vera Rubin Ridge. The view above (click to enlarge it) sweeps from Mt. Sharp to the south around to the … Continue reading →

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Weather at Gale Crater

Posted on January 21, 2019 by rburnham
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