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Curiosity finds manganese oxide in Mars rocks

Posted on June 27, 2016 by rburnham

Chemicals found in Martian rocks by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover suggest the Red Planet once had more oxygen in its atmosphere than it does now. Researchers found high levels of manganese oxides by using a laser-firing instrument on the rover. … Continue reading →

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Free access to Gale Crater lakes Science papers

Posted on October 14, 2015 by rburnham

Two of the papers published in Science (October 9, 2015) relating to the discovery of ancient lakes in Gale Crater have been posted online, with the full texts available without charge. The papers are titled: “Deposition, exhumation, and paleoclimate of … Continue reading →

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Ancient lakes indicate wet paleoclimate at Gale

Posted on October 9, 2015 by rburnham

A new study from the team behind NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory/Curiosity has confirmed that Mars was once, billions of years ago, capable of storing water in lakes over an extended period of time. Using data from the Curiosity rover, the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: “End of The Kimberley Campaign”

Posted on May 19, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 630, May 14, 2014,  update on Curiosity from U.S. Geological Survey scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “Apologies for not blogging more frequently — my personal life has become more exciting and I’m going to have to take a break from this … Continue reading →

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Curiosity wrapping up waypoint work

Posted on May 15, 2014 by rburnham

Portions of powdered rock collected by drilling into a sandstone target last week have been delivered to laboratory instruments inside NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, and the rover will soon drive on toward its long-term destination on a mountain slope…. [More … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 630, May 15, 2014

Posted on May 15, 2014 by rburnham

Leaving Windjana and Mount Remarkable behind. NASA description: This image was taken by Navcam: Right B (NAV_RIGHT_B) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 630 (2014-05-15 11:05:46 UTC). Sol 630 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location map.

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Curiosity: Sol 629, May 14, 2014

Posted on May 14, 2014 by rburnham

MAHLI throws some light on the drill hole in Windjana. NASA description: Using an onboard focusing process, the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) aboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity created this product by merging two to eight images previously taken by … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 628, May 13, 2014

Posted on May 14, 2014 by rburnham

Curiosity’s MAHLI camera took an image (lit by white-light LEDs) of the drill hole in the Windjana target which shows dark laser shot marks in the hole. (Image at right cropped and adjusted in contrast.) NASA description: NASA’s Mars rover … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 621, May 6, 2014

Posted on May 6, 2014 by rburnham

Two drill holes into Windjana — the closer was the preparatory test hole, while the farther went deeper and accordingly has a larger tailings pile (image has been cropped). NASA description: This image was taken by Navcam: Left B (NAV_LEFT_B) … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 618, May 3, 2014

Posted on May 5, 2014 by rburnham

Using the 34mm wide-angle Mastcam, Curiosity imaged the turret on the end of the robotic arm. In the center facing the camera is the MAHLI (hand lens imager), while the wire bristles of the DRT (dust removal tool) are at … Continue reading →

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