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Tag Archives: MAHLI
Curiosity: MAHLI looks northeast
Sol 1378, June 22, 2016. Curiosity’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) sometimes takes a shot of the rover’s surroundings while the instrument arm (which carries the camera) is stowed, producing a tilted perspective. The image above (click to enlarge) was … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Curiosity, Gale Crater, MAHLI, Mars Hand Lens Imager, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity: Near and far
Sol 1295, March 28, 2016. The rover’s Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) takes a five-frame long shot of the Gale Crater floor toward the northwest, while the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) views two Stimson sandstone targets in detail. (Click images to … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, MAHLI, Mars Hand Lens Imager, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Remote Micro-Imager, RMI, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity: Under the wheel
Sol 1057, July 28, 2015. A seldom-seen point of view, taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the instrument arm, shows the rocks directly underneath one of the wheels. Sol 1057 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Apikuni Mountain, Curiosity, Curiosity wheels, Gale Crater, MAHLI, Marias Pass, Mars Hand Lens Imager, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, rover wheels
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Curiosity: MAHLI goes to work on Alexander Hills
Sol 819, November 25, 2014. After the DRT has brushed a target on Alexander Hills, the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) moves in for a close look (below; click on image for larger version). Note the granular texture and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Alexander Hills, Book Cliffs, Curiosity, Gale Crater, MAHLI, Mars Hand Lens Imager, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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Curiosity zaps a rock, finds aluminum increases with depth
Flashes appear on a baseball-size Martian rock [dubbed Nova] in a series of images taken Saturday, July 12 by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on the arm of NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover. The flashes occurred while the rover’s … Continue reading
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Tagged ChemCam, Chemistry and Camera, Curiosity, Gale Crater, MAHLI, Mars Hand Lens Imager, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity: MAHLI scopes a rock dubbed Secure
Stopping on the road to Kimberley, Curiosity unlimbered MAHLI to check out a basaltic-appearing rock. Edit: the rock is dubbed Secure. NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image [at right] using its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), located on the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, MAHLI, Mars Hand Lens Imager, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Secure
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