Tag Archives: Lubango

Curiosity update: Taking it easy

Posted on April 28, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1325, April 27, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: It’s been a busy few days of drilling and related activities, so the plan for sol 1325 is a pretty simple one to allow the rover’s batteries to recharge. … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Power-contrained

Posted on April 27, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1324, April 26, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: As expected, the Sol 1323 data we needed for planning today were received later than usual, so tactical planning started 3 hours later than normal.  This makes for a … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: A new drill hole

Posted on April 26, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1323, April 25, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: So far, all of the activities planned for last weekend have completed successfully, and we have a new drill hole on Mars!  The Sol 1323 plan is therefore to continue … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Looking into Lubango

Posted on April 25, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1321, April 24, 2016. Curiosity’s drill has put a hole into the target outcrop dubbed Lubango. The top MAHLI image takes a close look into the hole, right down to the bottom, while the lower image shows the hole’s … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Drilling at Lubango

Posted on April 22, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1320, April 22, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The contact science activities on Sol 1319 went well, and we analyzed another DRT location with MAHLI and APXS.  The drill pre-load test suggested that the Lubango block might … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: DRT on Lubango

Posted on April 21, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1318, April 20, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The bump on Sol 1317 went well, and we’re ready to start our drilling campaign at the “Lubango” fracture zone.  After a lot of discussion this morning, the plan … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Preparing to drill

Posted on April 19, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1317, April 19, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: On Sol 1316, Curiosity drove ~15 m back toward the “Lubango” target, which we first observed on Sol 1310.  “Lubango” is a high silica target that sits along a … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Driving back

Posted on April 19, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1316, April 19, 2016. Due to interesting ChemCam results from Sol 1310, the science team decided to return to the location for a go at drilling. So Curiosity backtracked about 50 feet (16 meters). Click image to enlarge. Sol … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Back to Lubango

Posted on April 19, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1316, April 18, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: All of the activities planned for last weekend completed successfully, including the full MAHLI wheel imaging and associated rover motion of just over 1 meter.  The science team decided … Continue reading →

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