Tag Archives: Ireson Hill

Curiosity update: Driving and remote sensing

Posted on January 18, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 1583, January 17, 2017, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The 4-sol weekend plan went well, and Curiosity drove ~ 44 m further to the south.  I was the GKOP today and it was a fairly straightforward plan focused … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: 26 meters onward

Posted on January 9, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 1574, January 9, 2017. The rover put 26 meters (85 feet) behind it as Curiosity drove southeast, continuing its trek toward Mt. Sharp. Around here, sand covers about as much of the ground as rocks do. Above, the right … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Mountain vista

Posted on January 3, 2017 by rburnham

Sol 1568, January 3, 2017. Three Navcam frames looking southwest show Mt. Sharp and two small buttes, Oak Hill to the left and Ireson Hill to the right, with the instrument arm’s head in front. (The vista is similar to … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Buttes & Mt. Sharp

Posted on December 19, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1552, December 17, 2016. Over the weekend, Curiosity’s Navcam took a three-frame composite showing the scene that lies ahead of the rover. The small, dark-topped butte on the left is Oak Hill, the larger butte to the right of … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Ireson Hill, in full-width profile

Posted on December 14, 2016 by rburnham

Sols 1539 and 1548, December 4 and 13, 2016. On Sol 1539 (December 4), Curiosity’s Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) shot a five-frame composite of the small butte called Ireson Hill, but the frames didn’t cover the butte’s full width. On Sol … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Still at Precipice

Posted on December 13, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1548-49, December 12, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Unfortunately, one of the drill diagnostics early in the plan indicated a problem, which prevented most of the other activities for the weekend (including the arm motion and drive) from … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Change detection

Posted on December 6, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1541, December 5, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The weekend plan returned some great remote sensing data, including the above Mastcam image of “Ireson Hill” to investigate the stratigraphy exposed in a distant butte. While we work … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Ireson Hill

Posted on December 5, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1539, December 4, 2016. Both the Mastcam (100mm lens) and the Remote Micro-Imager took aim at the low butte dubbed Ireson Hill. It lies to the southwest of Curiosity’s current position. Click either image to enlarge it. Sol 1539 … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Targeted remote sensing

Posted on December 4, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1538-40, December 2, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The R[over] P[ilot]s are going to take a little more time to diagnose the drill fault before we drive or use the arm again, so today’s plan is focused … Continue reading →

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