Tag Archives: mineral veins

Curiosity update: ‘Veinfest’

Posted on March 26, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 937-938, March 25, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Interest in the dark and bright veins continues to be high, so the Sol 937 plan is dominated by observations of these features.  But first, ChemCam and Mastcam will … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: By day and by night at Garden City

Posted on March 25, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 935, March 24, 2015. The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) has taken a composite image of the veins in part of the Garden City outcrop by daylight. (Click on the image to load a larger version in a new … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘More contact science at Garden City’

Posted on March 24, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 935-936, March 23, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Last Friday [March 20] we planned some additional contact science at “Garden City.”  Unfortunately, an error resulted in the loss of contact science during Sols 931-933.  A change needed … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Close-up on Garden City, 2.0

Posted on March 23, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 932, March 22, 2015. Using the rover’s onboard software to merge separate images, this four-frame composite by the Microscopic Imager reveals textures and contrasts in one of the veins in the Garden City outcrop. (Click the image to load … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘What’s growing in Garden City?’

Posted on March 21, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 932-934, March 20, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: While many of us in the northern hemisphere are celebrating the first day of spring, Curiosity is busy tending to her “Garden City.” Sadly there are no flowers in … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Close-up on Garden City

Posted on March 20, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 930, March 19, 2015. To help mission scientists plan observations, the MAHLI (Mars Hand Lens Imager) shoots a multi-frame composite of a complex target area in a small part of the Garden City outcrop. (Click on the image to … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Arm science’

Posted on March 18, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 930-931, March 18, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The MAHLI team was well prepared for contact science today, but had to scramble to react to news early this morning that the right front wheel is perched on … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Checking out Garden City’

Posted on March 17, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 928-929, March 16, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend, Curiosity bumped closer to the target “Garden City” located in “Artist’s Drive.”  “Garden City” is an intriguing target because it contains a lot of really big … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Garden City

Posted on March 16, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 926, March 15, 2015. The target dubbed Garden City shows mineral “blades” rising above the cracks in the bedrock, in this multi-Navcam composite. (Click the image to open a larger version in a new tab.) In other locations in … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Garden City, here we come!’

Posted on March 14, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 924-927, March 13, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Yesterday was a challenging day on Mars and Earth. On Mars, the rover stopped its drive early because it detected that its wheels were slipping in the sand, so … Continue reading →

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