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Tag Archives: Mars Science Laboratory
Curiosity update: From the south rim of Vera Rubin Ridge
Sol 1943, January 22, 2018, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: Having spent 1943 sols on the surface of Mars, Curiosity is in its 6th Earth year on Mars, but it is in its 3rd Mars year of exploration. That … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Eaval, Foyers, Gale Crater, Glen Tilt, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Studying a bedrock transition
Sol 1940-42, January 19, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The Sol 1939 drive went well, placing MSL next to the bright/dark transition seen at the right side of this image. In order to better understand the textural and … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Criffel, Curiosity, Fetlar, Gale Crater, Hallival, Knoydart, Mallaig, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: It’s all about the details
Sol 1938-39, January 18, 2018, update by MSL scientist Lauren Edgar: Today’s two-sol plan will wrap up activities at Vera Rubin Ridge location “e.” When we assessed the downlink data this morning, we were excited to see that ChemCam did … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Funzie, Gale Crater, Location e, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Region e, Rona, Stop E, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Taking a closer look
Sol 1937, January 16, 2018, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: Today we’re continuing our science activities at the Vera Rubin Ridge (VRR) location “e.” It certainly seems that “e” should stand for “exciting,” as we’ve collected quite a rich … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Funzie 2, Gale Crater, Location e, Loch Maree, Macleans Nose 2, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Region e, Rona, Stop E, Ullapool, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Science at location “e” of the Vera Rubin Ridge campaign
Sol 1934-36, January 15, 2018, update by MSL scientist Christopher Edwards: What’s in a name? From its rather innocuous sounding informal site name, you might not guess that location “e” would generate such excitement in the science team. The first … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Canna, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Location e, Mars Science Laboratory, Mcleans Nose, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Region e, Ross of Mull, Stop E, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: The valley beyond the ridge
Sol 1930, January 10, 2018. Curiosity’s Mastcam (34mm lens) shot a series of frames showing the valley that lies beyond Vera Rubin Ridge, above. (This valley has been dubbed informally the Phyllosilicate Trough.) Currently scientists are exploring the features atop … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Image overload!
Sol 1931-33, January 11, 2018, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: Curiosity has made it to “Region e” of the Vera Rubin Ridge (VRR) campaign. This location is a slight depression with exposed fractured bedrock that appears more “blue” from orbit … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberfoyle, Aeolis Mons, Canna, Curiosity, Funzie, Gale Crater, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission, Mars Science Laboratory, MAVEN, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Region e, Stop E, Unst, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Parked at Region E
Sol 1930, January 10, 2018. Curiosity has driven over to the exposure of fractured bedrock dubbed Stop E or Region E, which appears from orbital imaging to be “bluer” than the average for the ridge rocks. The Navcam composite views … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Region e, Stop E, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Vera Rubin Ridge walkabout
[From Emily Lakdawalla’s blog at The Planetary Society] When I last left the rover back in September, it had just climbed onto Vera Rubin Ridge. Since then, it has slowly maneuvered southish atop the ridge, encountering colorful rocks. Progress has … Continue reading
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