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Tag Archives: Mars Science Laboratory
Curiosity update: Have we reached the peak?
Sols 2104-06, July 6, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: Our primary goal for today’s planning was to continue to approach our next drill location on the Vera Rubin Ridge by paralleling the north side of the ridge (seen … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge, weather
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Curiosity update: A working holiday
Sols 2102-03, July 4, 2018, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: While the rest of us are enjoying fireworks, BBQs, and spending time with friends and family, Curiosity will remain hard at work over this Fourth of July holiday. On … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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NASA Mars Report: July 3, 2018
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Cape Byron, closest approach, Curiosity, dust storms, Endeavour Crater, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Science Laboratory, MER, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Opportunity, opposition, Perseverance Valley, temperature, Vera Rubin Ridge, weather
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Curiosity: In the murk
Sol 2098, July 1, 2018. The wide-angle Mastcam took a few frames to make composite view looking northeastward across the upper surface of Vera Rubin Ridge (4.7 MB). Corrected for the strong reddish tint caused by aerial dust, the scene … Continue reading
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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Tagged Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, temperature, weather
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Curiosity update: Stopped drive
Sols 2097-99, July 2, 2018, update by MSL scientist Christopher Edwards: Curiosity stopped its drive a bit earlier than anticipated. It so happens that the autonomous software onboard Curiosity designed to keep it driving safely kicked in and ended the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Return to drilling, sciencing the dust storm
[From Emily Lakdawalla’s blog at The Planetary Society] What a difference a few weeks can make! Suddenly, Curiosity is back to full field site operations, the kind it last enjoyed at the beginning of its traverse south from Murray buttes. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge, weather
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Curiosity: Rolling higher on the ridge
Sol 2098, July 1, 2018. Curiosity is driving higher on Vera Rubin Ridge as it ascends a series of ledges. The view above looks south, with part of Mt Sharp’s profile dimly detectable in the haze at center left. Below, … Continue reading
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HiRISE: A curious Curiosity
A curious Curiosity. This is a 2017 image of the rover Curiosity at Vera Rubin Ridge. The feature is named after an American astronomer who pioneered work on galaxy rotation rates. This image is at full resolution. Beautiful Mars series. [More … Continue reading
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Tagged Beautiful Mars, Curiosity, Gale Crater, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, HiRISE, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Science Laboratory, MRO, MSL, NASA, University of Arizona, Vera Rubin Ridge
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