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Tag Archives: Kanosh
Curiosity update: ‘Return to Garden City’
Sols 944-945, April 1, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: After receiving and analyzing the most recent “Garden City” data, the MSL team decided that more data are needed to better understand this interesting outcrop. Therefore, after acquiring some … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Artist's Drive, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Garden City, Kanosh, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity: Dunes, rocks, and veins in Artist’s Drive
Sol 942, April 1, 2015. Despite dunes and rocks, the Navcam shows a generally trafficable path down Artist’s Drive. This will be the onward route for Curiosity once it finishes up at Garden City and Kanosh. On the right-hand wall, … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Artist's Drive, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Garden City, Kanosh, Mars Science Laboratory, mineral veins, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity: The getaway route down Artist’s Drive
Sol 940, March 29, 2015. Using its wide-angle (34mm) lens, the Mastcam shot a 5-frame composite that looks ahead down Artist’s Drive valley, the getaway route for Curiosity once it leaves the area of Garden City and Kanosh rock. (Click … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Artist's Drive, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Garden City, Kanosh, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity: Checking out a rock called Kanosh
Sol 940, March 29, 2015. The Mastcam, using its longer (100mm) focal length lens, shot a 9-frame composite of the target rock Kanosh. (Click the image to load a 680 KB version in a new tab.) Kanosh may be a … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Garden City, Kanosh, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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Curiosity update: ‘Cap rock Kanosh’
Sols 942-943, March 30, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend, Curiosity drove further into Artist’s Drive to investigate a rock named “Kanosh.” This boulder appears to represent the “capping unit,” so we’re planning to study Kanosh … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Artist's Drive, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Garden City, Kanosh, Little Devil, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Piru, Tierra Blanca
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Curiosity update: ‘Leaving Garden City’
Sols 939-941, March 27, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Ryan and I are working ChemCam tactical operations again today, planning 3 sols to get MSL through the upcoming weekend. We therefore focused on planning Sol 939 ChemCam observations … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Blanco Mountain, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Garden City, Idyllwild, Kanosh, Live Oak Canyon, Mars Science Laboratory, mineral veins, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA
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