Tag Archives: Kilmarie

Curiosity: Kilmarie in color

Posted on April 23, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2384, April 21, 2019. The Mastcam (100mm lens) took this image of the Kilmarie drill hole, which it appears may be shallower than Aberlady. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 2384 raw images (from all cameras).

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Curiosity: Kilmarie drilled

Posted on April 22, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2384, April 21, 2019. Successful drilling at Kilmarie puts two drill holes in the same Navcam frame. Aberlady is on the left, Kilmarie on the right on what may be a separate piece of bedrock. Click the image to … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Drill all the rocks!

Posted on April 20, 2019 by rburnham

Sols 2383-2385, April 19, 2019, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Yestersol’s drill pre-load test was successful, so today we are go for a drill attempt at “Kilmarie”! The front hazcam image from yesterday’s test (shown above) is a helpful … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: After the drill is before the drill…

Posted on April 19, 2019 by rburnham

Sol 2382, April 19, 2019, update by MSL scientist Susanne Schwenzer: Some days just give me goose bumps. First, looking at yesterday’s plan I realized that we did something really unusual overnight: Wrap up the drill activity on one site … Continue reading →

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