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Tag Archives: Inverness
Curiosity update: Go for drill at Inverness
Sols 2170-71, September 13, 2018, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell: In our previous plan, we assessed the suitability of the Inverness target for drilling. We used APXS to determine if it fell within the required geochemical parameters, first brushing … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Black Isle, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Grange, Inverness, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pentland, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Inverness gets the brush-off
Sol 2168, September 11, 2018. Before and after, by MAHLI: Inverness gets the brush-off as part of the drill-site assessment. Click either image to enlarge it. Sol 2168 raw images (from all cameras).
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Inverness, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Starting the drill campaign at ‘Inverness’
Sols 2168-69, September 11, 2018, update by MSL scientist Kristen Bennett: In the weekend plan Curiosity drove to an area that the team thought would be a good location for the next drill site on Vera Rubin Ridge. The drive … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Inverness, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Sandend, Skene, Stoneyburn, Vera Rubin Ridge
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