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Curiosity update: Science and good times at Rock Hall

Posted on December 19, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2264, December 18, 2018, update by MSL scientist Kristen Bennett: We are still very excited and happy that the final drill hole, “Rock Hall,” on Vera Rubin Ridge was successful over the weekend. Now we get to analyze the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Scoping out Lairig Ghru

Posted on December 18, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2262, December 16, 2018. A 1o x 2 raster pattern of Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) frames makes a composite picture of Lairig Ghru, a distant target on the slopes of Mt. Sharp. Click the image (4 MB) to enlarge it. … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: We have sample!

Posted on December 18, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2263, December 18, 2018, update by MSL scientist Dawn Sumner: At the end of last week, the team made the call to drill the rock “Rock Hall,” and Curiosity had no problems drilling the target. The science team had … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Go for drill on the red Jura!

Posted on December 17, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2260-62, December 17, 2018, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell-Cooper: In our last plan, we carried out triage activities on the red Jura target, “Rock Hall,” including APXS of the target to determine composition, and engineering tests to assess … Continue reading →

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