Tag Archives: Greenhorn

Curiosity update: ‘Another successful drill hole…’

Posted on October 20, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1139, October 19, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend Curiosity drilled another hole on Mars at the “Greenhorn” target.  Everything went smoothly and we have another beautiful sample to analyze! Today’s plan is focused on … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Drilling at Greenhorn’

Posted on October 16, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1136-1138, October 16, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Unfortunately the Sol 1135 bundles were not uplinked due to a DSN issue, so the activities that we planned yesterday never made it onboard.  However, that meant that Curiosity … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Dump and thwack’

Posted on October 14, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1133, October 13, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Sol 1133 activities are dominated by dumping the “Big Sky” sample and “thwacking” CHIMRA (the Collection and Handling for in-Situ Martian Rock Analysis) to clean out any remnants of … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Dumping Big Sky sample’

Posted on October 13, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1132, October 12, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Columbus Day [October 12] is a federal holiday, but I’m scheduled as SOWG Chair tomorrow so I’m following Sol 1132 tactical planning and discussions of our goals for Sol … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Assessing Greenhorn’

Posted on October 10, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1129-1131, October 9, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity is currently investigating an alteration zone around a fracture.  After a successful drilling investigation at “Big Sky,” Curiosity is now ready to evaluate the alteration zone at “Greenhorn” … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Twenty minutes to Mars’

Posted on October 9, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1128, October 8, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: got up before dawn again today, and was treated to a beautiful view of the crescent Moon, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter in the eastern sky. I hadn’t seen Mars … Continue reading →

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