-
Recent Posts
Archives
Links
general
mission instruments
- CRISM: Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars
- CTX: Context Camera
- HiRISE: High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment
- MARSIS: Mars Advanced Radar for Subsurface and Ionosphere Sounding
- SHARAD: Shallow Radar
- THEMIS: Thermal Emission Imaging System
missions
- All Mars missions list
- Curiosity rover
- ExoMars
- Hope (al-Amal) orbiter
- InSight
- Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission (MAVEN)
- Mars Exploration Rovers (MER)
- Mars Express (MEX)
- Mars Odyssey
- Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM) / Mangalyaan
- Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
- Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
- Perseverance Rover
- Tianwen-1 orbiter/rover
news
Tag Archives: Gale Crater
Curiosity update: Hunting shiny things
Sol 2245-46, November 28, 2018, update by MSL scientist Suzanne Schwenzer: Curiosity woke up to Mr Rogers “Please would you be my neighbor” this morning to welcome InSight, and then got very busy at the Highfield drill site. Every plan … Continue reading
Posted in Reports
Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Eildon, Flanders Moss, Forres, Gale Crater, Highfield, Jura, Little Colonsay, Little Todday, Mars Science Laboratory, meteorites, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
Comments Off
Curiosity update: Rover has a minor post-holiday hiccup, but is happy and healthy
Sol 2243-44, November 26, 2018, update by MSL scientist Lucy Thompson: Curiosity was happy and healthy after the Thanksgiving holiday, but experienced a minor post-holiday hiccup during a test of delivering sample portions to the workspace. The rover’s robotic arm … Continue reading
Posted in Reports
Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Dunecht, Gale Crater, Grampian, Highfield, Jura, Kerrera, Kingseat, Little Todday, Lothian, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Sand Loch, Vera Rubin Ridge, Windyedge
Comments Off
Weather update from Gale Crater
Posted in Reports
Tagged Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, temperature, weather
Comments Off
Curiosity: Mt. Sharp vista
Sol 2242, November 26, 2018. While InSight was landing over in Elysium Planitia, Curiosity’s controllers directed the Remote Micro-Imager to shoot an 11-frame composite detailing layers in Mt. Sharp in Gale Crater. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 2242 … Continue reading
Posted in Reports
Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, layers, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, sedimentary deposits, Vera Rubin Ridge
Comments Off
European Space Agency: Supporting InSight
At just before 9pm Central European Time on 26 November, Mars will receive a new visitor: NASA’s InSight lander. (…) Since InSight’s study is focused on sensing the planet’s interior, surface geology is not such an important factor in deciding … Continue reading
Posted in Reports
Tagged Elysium Mons, Elysium Planitia, ESA, European Space Agency, Gale Crater, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Mars Express, Mars Webcam, MEX, NASA, north polar ice cap, Visual Monitoring Camera, VMC
Comments Off
Curiosity update: No turkey, but many side dishes
Sol 2236-39, November 19, 2018, update by MSL scientist Fred Calef: Curiosity is planning a smorgasbord of science over the next few days as it awaits results from digesting the “Highfield” drill target material. We’ll continue change detection observations including … Continue reading
Posted in Reports
Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Greenheugh, Grey Mares Tail, Highfield, Little Todday, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Rosemarkie, Sand Loch, Vera Rubin Ridge, Windyedge
Comments Off
Weather update from Gale Crater
Posted in Reports
Tagged Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, temperature, weather
Comments Off
Curiosity update: Monitoring dynamic modern Mars
Sol 2233-35, November 16, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: It’s the windy season on Mars, and Curiosity’s activities this weekend include taking oodles of images at different times throughout the day to catch how the wind moves sand … Continue reading
Posted in Reports
Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Blair Atholl, Curiosity, Dun Carloway, Echt, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Rhinns of Islay, Sand Loch, St. Abbs Head, Vera Rubin Ridge, Windyedge
Comments Off
Curiosity update: SAM goes to Highfield
Sol 2231-32, November 14, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: It’s SAM day for our Highfield drill target! Today we planned to deliver a sample of the ground up rock from our Highfield drill hole to the SAM instrument. … Continue reading
Posted in Reports
Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bridge of Don, Brigadoon, Curiosity, Fraser Castle, Gale Crater, Highfield, Little Todday, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
Comments Off
Curiosity: Mastcam images Highfield drill hole
Sol 2227, November 11, 2018. The tailings pile high around the Highfield drill hole in this Mastcam (100 mm) view. Click to enlarge it. Sol 2227 raw images (from all cameras).
Posted in Reports
Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Highfield, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
Comments Off