Tag Archives: Marias Pass

Curiosity: Navcam looks north

Posted on July 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1037, July 7, 2015. The rover’s Navcam shot a five-frame sequence from northwest at left to northeast at right. Click the above image to load a larger version in a new tab; click here to load a full-size version … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Familiar territory’

Posted on July 7, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1037-1038, July 6, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend holiday plan, Curiosity drove back to our location on Sol 992. Previous DAN and ChemCam data from this site showed some interesting results, so we want … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 1035 Navcam panorama

Posted on July 6, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1035, July 5, 2015. On this sol, the Navcam made a full-circle panorama in 12 frames. Marias Pass is the low section of skyline at left center. Click on the image above to load a larger version in a … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: MAHLI looks northwest

Posted on July 6, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1035, July 5, 2015. The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) took an image looking northwest toward Gale Crater’s rim from Curiosity’s location at Marias Pass. The odd framing of the image comes from MAHLI’s position on the instrument arm … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Independence Day planning!’

Posted on July 6, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1033-1036, July 2, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: To paraphrase our SOWG chair’s paraphrasing of the Declaration of Independence at the start of today’s SOWG meeting: “When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary to … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Lots of contact science!’

Posted on July 2, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1032, July 1, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Phew! Today was a busy day on Mars! Ken and I were both on operations today, picking up where Lauren left off yesterday. Ken was helping with ChemCam science … Continue reading →

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Curiosity studies rock-layer contact zone

Posted on July 2, 2015 by rburnham

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is examining a valley where at least two types of bedrock meet, for clues about changes in ancient environmental conditions recorded by the rock. In addition to two rock types for which this site was chosen, … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: ChemCam at Seeley

Posted on July 2, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1031, July 1, 2015. Four ChemCam frames make a composite showing details of the Seeley target on Missoula. (Click the image to see a larger version in a new tab.) Sol 1031 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘A dog’s eye view at Missoula’

Posted on July 1, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1031, June 30, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Today we planned some MAHLI imaging along the contact near the “Missoula” target [the ledge in the image at right].  We refer to it as a dog’s eye mosaic, … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Hazy day at Marias Pass

Posted on July 1, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1030, June 30, 2015. Looking northeast with its 34mm lens from Marias Pass, Curiosity’s full-color Mastcam records a relentlessly tawny landscape and atmosphere. (Click the image above to load a larger version in a new tab; click here to … Continue reading →

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