Tag Archives: Mars Science Laboratory

Curiosity update: Purple coleraine, purple coleraine

Posted on May 8, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2045, May 7, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: The drive planned on sol 2045 will take Curiosity off of Vera Rubin Ridge and back into the broken-up rocks that comprise the Blunt’s Point member of the Murray … Continue reading →

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Opportunity: Scoping the slope

Posted on May 4, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 5074, May 3, 2018. Opportunity has shifted its location a little, moving upslope almost 2 meters (6 feet), as mission scientists work to explore what geological processes created Perseverance Valley. The Navcam composite above ranges from downslope to the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Mmmmmm…..science

Posted on May 4, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2041, May 3, 2018, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: Curiosity continued her journey off of the “Vera Rubin Ridge,” driving west along the ridge flank toward a passable route down to the bedrock north of the ridge. Her … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Go west, young rover

Posted on May 3, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2040, May 3, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ryan Anderson: Our drive from Sol 2039 was successful, and the plan for sol 2040 is to continue driving to the west. Before we do that, ChemCam will analyze the bedrock … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Red Cliff drive-away

Posted on May 2, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2039, May 2, 2018. After shooting another Remote Micro-Imager composite of Red Cliff (below), Curiosity drove 43 meters (140 feet) to the southwest, away from the overlook which offered the view to the cliff. In the Navcam composite above … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: All eyes on Red Cliff

Posted on May 2, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2039, May 1, 2018, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: Following some fantastic preliminary imaging from yestersol, today’s plan (Sol 2039) is dedicated to additional imaging of “Red Cliff” before continuing to drive toward a location where we think … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: RMI looks at Red Cliff

Posted on May 1, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2038, May 1, 2018. From its position on Vera Rubin Ridge, Curiosity is well positioned to use the Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) to profile a section of Red Cliff, an outcrop not far away that shows thin-bedded sedimentary layers. Below … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Enjoying the views

Posted on May 1, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2038, April 30, 2018, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: A successful drive in the weekend plan set Curiosity up nicely for a full sol of contact and remote science. The main priority during planning today was to image … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Edge of the ridge and outcrops

Posted on April 30, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2036, April 29, 2018. Curiosity drove about 28 meters (92 feet) to the northwest along the ridge. In the center distance of this Navcam end-of-drive composite stand outcrop faces, targets for this week if all goes as planned. Click … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Down the ridge she comes

Posted on April 28, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2036-37, April 27, 2018, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: Curiosity continues to pick her way downhill off the “Vera Rubin Ridge” and onto the Murray formation rocks below. This weekend’s plan only covers two sols, to give Earth … Continue reading →

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