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Tag Archives: Mars Science Laboratory
Curiosity update: It’s a wonderful day for SAM
Sols 2281-83, January 7, 2019, update by MSL scientist Vivian Sun: Today we are continuing the drill campaign at our red Jura target “Rock Hall.” The focus of this weekend’s plan is the dropoff of the Rock Hall sample to … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Gometra, Gruinard Bay, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Rock Hall, St Cyrus, Vera Rubin Ridge
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JPL public lecture: Red Planet Rovers and Insights
Get the scoop on the latest missions at Mars. This lecture will bring you up to speed on all things Mars, including: The biggest dust storm in a decade, rolling (and drilling) on “Vera Rubin Ridge,” a new rover under … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Elysium Planitia, Gale Crater, global dust storms, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Happy 2019, Earthlings!
Sols 2279-80, January 4, 2019, update by MSL scientist Claire Newman: The holiday planning completed successfully and included 10 sols of five-hour-long morning meteorological observations by REMS, during the period when more complex activities were precluded. The main goals for … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bothwell, Curiosity, Fishertown, Gale Crater, Jura, Luskentyre, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Port Askaig, Portnockie, Rock Hall, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Weather at Gale Crater
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Curiosity update: Capturing light into the new year
Sols 2276-78, December 21, 2018, update by MSL scientist Fred Calef: As we cross the winter solstice and daylight lengthens here on Earth, the Vera Rubin Ridge campaign on Mars is shortening up towards a science-filled end ‘capturing the light’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Auchenheath, Curiosity, Firth of Forth, Fishertown, Gale Crater, Hopetoun, Luskentyre, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Port Charlotte, Rock Hall, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Weather at Gale Crater
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Tagged Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, temperature, weather
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NASA Mars Report, December 20, 2018
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Tagged Curiosity, Elysium Planitia, Gale Crater, InSight, Interior Exploration Using Seismic Investigations Geodesy and Heat Transport, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, Mars, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA
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Curiosity update: Planning for the holidays
Sol 2265-75, December 19, 2018, update by MSL scientist Lucy Thompson: Planning today revolved around making sure that Curiosity has enough power after the Christmas holidays to be able to continue analyzing “Rock Hall,” the red Jura sample that we … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Fishertown, Gale Crater, Jura, Luskentyre, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Rock Hall, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Mastcam looks at Rock Hall
Sol 2263, December 18, 2018. The Mastcam shot two frames on the Rock Hall drill site using its 100mm lens. Note the pinkish color of the tailings compared to the weathered surface of the outcrop. Click the image (3 MB) … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Jura, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Rock Hall, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Weather at Gale Crater
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