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Tag Archives: Little Todday
Curiosity update: Hunting shiny things
Sol 2245-46, November 28, 2018, update by MSL scientist Suzanne Schwenzer: Curiosity woke up to Mr Rogers “Please would you be my neighbor” this morning to welcome InSight, and then got very busy at the Highfield drill site. Every plan … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Eildon, Flanders Moss, Forres, Gale Crater, Highfield, Jura, Little Colonsay, Little Todday, Mars Science Laboratory, meteorites, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Rover has a minor post-holiday hiccup, but is happy and healthy
Sol 2243-44, November 26, 2018, update by MSL scientist Lucy Thompson: Curiosity was happy and healthy after the Thanksgiving holiday, but experienced a minor post-holiday hiccup during a test of delivering sample portions to the workspace. The rover’s robotic arm … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Dunecht, Gale Crater, Grampian, Highfield, Jura, Kerrera, Kingseat, Little Todday, Lothian, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Sand Loch, Vera Rubin Ridge, Windyedge
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Curiosity update: No turkey, but many side dishes
Sol 2236-39, November 19, 2018, update by MSL scientist Fred Calef: Curiosity is planning a smorgasbord of science over the next few days as it awaits results from digesting the “Highfield” drill target material. We’ll continue change detection observations including … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Greenheugh, Grey Mares Tail, Highfield, Little Todday, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Rosemarkie, Sand Loch, Vera Rubin Ridge, Windyedge
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Curiosity update: SAM goes to Highfield
Sol 2231-32, November 14, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: It’s SAM day for our Highfield drill target! Today we planned to deliver a sample of the ground up rock from our Highfield drill hole to the SAM instrument. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bridge of Don, Brigadoon, Curiosity, Fraser Castle, Gale Crater, Highfield, Little Todday, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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