Tag Archives: Kimberley

Curiosity: Sol 617, May 2, 2014

Posted on May 2, 2014 by rburnham

Drilling the hole in Windjana (center) shook loose some windblown sediment that had accumulated around the outcrop. NASA description: This image was taken by Navcam: Right B (NAV_RIGHT_B) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 617 (2014-05-02 03:07:41 UTC). Sol 617 … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 615, April 30, 2014

Posted on April 30, 2014 by rburnham

MAHLI images the test drill hole in Windjana, which produced dark tailings. The camera was about 11 centimeters (4.5 inches) from the outcrop. UPDATE: The hole is 0.63 inch (1.6 centimeters) in diameter and about 0.8 inch (2 centimeters) deep. … Continue reading →

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Windjana target looks good for Curiosity drilling

Posted on April 30, 2014 by rburnham

The team operating NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover plans to proceed in coming days with the third-ever drilling into a rock on Mars to collect a sample for analysis. The rover used several tools to examine the candidate site over the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 613 selfie

Posted on April 28, 2014 by rburnham

Everybody’s doing selfies: Curiosity’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) took frames on Sol 613 (April 27, 2014) that Damia Bouic composited into a (still incomplete) selfie. At left is the Kimberley outcrop’s southern end, while in the background at right … Continue reading →

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Drill here? Curiosity inspects site

Posted on April 28, 2014 by rburnham

The team operating NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is telling the rover to use several tools this weekend to inspect a sandstone slab being evaluated as a possible drilling target. If this target meets criteria set by engineers and scientists, it … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: “Selfie”

Posted on April 27, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 611, April 25, 2014: update on Curiosity from U.S. Geological Survey scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The data returned from Sol 610 showed that the rover is stable, so the weekend plan includes lots of arm activities. On Sol 612, APXS … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 610, April 24, 2014

Posted on April 25, 2014 by rburnham

Looking west over the front of the rover along the southern edge of the Kimberley outcrop, with Gale Crater’s rim in the distance. The ground slopes here, so the horizon appears to tilt. NASA description: This image was taken by … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 609, April 23, 2014

Posted on April 25, 2014 by rburnham

Setting up the rover at the next drill target. NASA description: This image was taken by Navcam: Left B (NAV_LEFT_B) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 609 (2014-04-23 20:53:14 UTC). Sol 609 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: “Checking stability”

Posted on April 25, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 611, April 25, 2014: update on Curiosity from U.S. Geological Survey scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The rover bump went well, and the selected drill target is within reach. So the science team started planning various observations of the target…” [More … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: “Western sky”

Posted on April 24, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 610, April 24, 2014: update on Curiosity from U.S. Geological Survey scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The Sol 610 plan contains fairly simple, untargeted observations, including Mastcam and Navcam mosaics and a series of Navcam…” [More at link]

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