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Tag Archives: Glen Torridon
Curiosity: Operating normally after a reset
NASA’s Curiosity rover is busy making new discoveries on Mars. The rover has been climbing Mount Sharp since 2014 and recently reached a clay region that may offer new clues about the ancient Martian environment’s potential to support life. Curiosity … 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
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Curiosity update: Onwards to Midland Valley
Sols 2320-23, February 14, 2019, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell: Today was a very busy planning day for the Curiosity operations team. We planned a 3-sol plan, with contact science, imaging, environmental monitoring and a drive. Our weekend plan … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Curlew, Fyvie, Gale Crater, Gannet, Gilles Hill, Glen Torridon, Ladder Hills, Ladyburn, Loch Gelly, Mars Science Laboratory, Midland Valley, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA
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Curiosity update: Touring Glen Torridon
Sols 2318-19, February 11, 2019, update by MSL scientist Lucy Thompson: Similar to its namesake in Scotland, the Glen Torridon area on Mars affords us stunning vistas, but in our case, of the relatively low-lying clay bearing (from orbit) unit … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Beryl, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Curlew, Gale Crater, Gannet, Glen Torridon, Ladyburn, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Southness, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Exploring the new terrain – one measurement at a time
Sols 2315-17, February 11, 2019, update by MSL scientist Suzanne Schwenzer: Curiosity is driving across the clay-bearing unit, which is still a very new terrain with many details yet to be understood. The region is covered in little pebbles – … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Alba, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Dauntless, Emerald, Faoilean, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Osprey, Otter, River Brora, Thistle
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Curiosity departs Vera Rubin Ridge
After exploring Mars’ Vera Rubin Ridge for more than a year, NASA’s Curiosity rover recently moved on. But a new 360-video lets the public visit Curiosity’s final drill site on the ridge, an area nicknamed “Rock Hall.” The video was … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, hematite, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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