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Weather update from Gale Crater
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Curiosity: Mt. Sharp vista
Sol 2242, November 26, 2018. While InSight was landing over in Elysium Planitia, Curiosity’s controllers directed the Remote Micro-Imager to shoot an 11-frame composite detailing layers in Mt. Sharp in Gale Crater. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 2242 … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, layers, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, sedimentary deposits, Vera Rubin Ridge
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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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Weather update from Gale Crater
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Curiosity update: Monitoring dynamic modern Mars
Sol 2233-35, November 16, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: It’s the windy season on Mars, and Curiosity’s activities this weekend include taking oodles of images at different times throughout the day to catch how the wind moves sand … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Blair Atholl, Curiosity, Dun Carloway, Echt, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Rhinns of Islay, Sand Loch, St. Abbs Head, 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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Curiosity: Mastcam images Highfield drill hole
Sol 2227, November 11, 2018. The tailings pile high around the Highfield drill hole in this Mastcam (100 mm) view. Click to enlarge it. Sol 2227 raw images (from all cameras).
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Highfield, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Preparing for more SAMple
Sol 2229-30, November 12, 2018, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: Following a successful weekend of science activities at the “Highfield” drill site, today we’re planning Sols 2229-2230. We’re eagerly awaiting data from CheMin, which will tell us all about … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Flanders Moss, Fraser Castle, Gale Crater, Highfield, Loch Ba, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Sand Loch, Slate Islands, Vera Rubin Ridge, Windyedge
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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Curiosity update: We came, we science’d, we… still have a lot to do!
Sol 2226-28, November 9, 2018, update by MSL scientist Samantha Gwizd: As we enter this weekend thinking about football, raking leaves, and if you’re like me, sleeping a bit more, Curiosity will be gearing up for three sols of hard … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Cullen, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Highfield, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Rosebrae, Sand Loch, Vera Rubin Ridge, Windyedge
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