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Tag Archives: Mars Science Laboratory
Curiosity update: Groundhog Day across the solar system
Sol 1954-56, February 2, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Every February 2nd the people of the United States and Canada observe a quirky holiday called Groundhog Day. In the US, the country turns its eyes to Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bloodstone Hill, Cocksburnpath, Curiosity, Drummock, Gale Crater, Glen Roy, Harra Ebb, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Scalpay, Skara Brae, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Another ‘touch and go’
Sol 1952-53, February 1, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Along with many of my MSL colleagues, I’m attending our semi-annual science team meeting, enjoying the presentations and discussion of recent results and plans for the future. Meanwhile, today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bloodstone Hill, Curiosity, Drummuck, Dulce Vallis, Gale Crater, Harra Ebb, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Skara Brae, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Mt. Sharp photobombs Curiosity’s latest selfie
A new self-portrait of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows the vehicle on Vera Rubin Ridge, which it has been investigating for the past several months. Directly behind the rover is the start of a clay-rich slope scientists are eager to … 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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Curiosity: Remote Micro-Imager profiles an outcrop
Sol 1950, January 30, 2018. The rover’s Remote Micro-Imager turns its aim at a long outcrop that displays finely bedded layering and many roughly vertical fracture lines. Click image to enlarge it. Sol 1950 raw images (from all cameras), and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Remote Micro-Imager, RMI, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Vista by Curiosity looks back over journey so far
A panoramic image that NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took from a mountainside ridge provides a sweeping vista of key sites visited since the rover’s 2012 landing, and the towering surroundings. The view from “Vera Rubin Ridge” on the north flank … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Bradbury Landing, Cooperstown, Curiosity, Darwin, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge, Yellowknife Bay
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Curiosity update: North by northeast
Sol 1950-51, January 29, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: We are back on Vera Rubin Ridge today after a short diversion into the phyllosilicate unit. Our workspace this morning contained rocks in various shades of red. The remote … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Balmedie, Bennachie, Clay Unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Harris Bay, Killiecrankie, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Muchalls, Murray Formation, NASA, Phyllosilicate Trough, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Looking into the Phyllosilicate Trough
Sol 1949, January 29, 2018. The rover’s Navcam shot a composite that looks down into the low-lying area behind Vera Rubin Ridge. This is known as the Clay Unit or the Phyllosilicate Trough because clay minerals have been detected there … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, clay minerals, Clay Unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Phyllosilicate Trough, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: I love it when a plan comes together
Sol 1947-49, January 29, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ryan Anderson: Going in to planning today, there was a concern that we would run up against constraints on power and complexity that might force us to eliminate some of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Harris Bay, Loch Scridain, Loch Tay, Mars Science Laboratory, Montrose, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Thurso, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: MAHLI examines surface rocks
Sol 1945, January 25, 2018. With Curiosity parked on the ridge, scientists directed the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) to examine a scatter of small rocks, probably made of sandstone, near the rover. Top to bottom at right, the Hazcam … 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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Curiosity: Vera Rubin Ridge south side
Sol 1944, January 24, 2018. As mission scientists debate the next targets to explore, Curiosity’s Navcam shot a five-frame composite looking down the south side of Vera Rubin ridge. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 1944 raw images (from … 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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