Tag Archives: Mount Remarkable

Curiosity update: “Selfie”

Posted on April 27, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 611, April 25, 2014: update on Curiosity from U.S. Geological Survey scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The data returned from Sol 610 showed that the rover is stable, so the weekend plan includes lots of arm activities. On Sol 612, APXS … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 610, April 24, 2014

Posted on April 25, 2014 by rburnham

Looking west over the front of the rover along the southern edge of the Kimberley outcrop, with Gale Crater’s rim in the distance. The ground slopes here, so the horizon appears to tilt. NASA description: This image was taken by … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 609, April 23, 2014

Posted on April 25, 2014 by rburnham

Setting up the rover at the next drill target. NASA description: This image was taken by Navcam: Left B (NAV_LEFT_B) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 609 (2014-04-23 20:53:14 UTC). Sol 609 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: “Checking stability”

Posted on April 25, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 611, April 25, 2014: update on Curiosity from U.S. Geological Survey scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The rover bump went well, and the selected drill target is within reach. So the science team started planning various observations of the target…” [More … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: “Western sky”

Posted on April 24, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 610, April 24, 2014: update on Curiosity from U.S. Geological Survey scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The Sol 610 plan contains fairly simple, untargeted observations, including Mastcam and Navcam mosaics and a series of Navcam…” [More at link]

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Curiosity: Sol 608, April 22, 2014

Posted on April 23, 2014 by rburnham

ChemCam’s Remote Micro-Imager checks out a stratified target. NASA description: This image was taken by ChemCam: Remote Micro-Imager (CHEMCAM_RMI) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 608 (2014-04-22 20:21:54 UTC). Sol 608 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 606, April 20, 2014

Posted on April 23, 2014 by rburnham

Target for contact science and drilling on Sol 609 (April 23); Mastcam 100 image. NASA description: This image was taken by Mastcam: Right (MAST_RIGHT) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 606 (2014-04-20 22:13:05 UTC). Sol 606 raw images (from all … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: “Waiting on post-drive data”

Posted on April 23, 2014 by rburnham

Sols 608-609, April 22-23, 2014: update on Curiosity from U.S. Geological Survey scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “Sol 608 Planning: The drive and other activities planned for last weekend went well, and lots of nice images of the outcrop.…” [More at link]

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Curiosity: Sol 607, April 21, 2014

Posted on April 22, 2014 by rburnham

ChemCam’s Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) checks into the soil at the south end of the Kimberley outcrop. NASA description: This image was taken by ChemCam: Remote Micro-Imager (CHEMCAM_RMI) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 607 (2014-04-21 19:57:14 UTC). Sol 607 raw … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 606 panorama

Posted on April 22, 2014 by rburnham

Panorama (7542×1822 pixels, 3.2 MB) assembled by Damia Bouic from Navcam images taken on Sol 606 (April 20, 2014). The rover was on the south side of Mount Remarkable, the butte at the southern end of the Kimberley outcrop. Part of … Continue reading →

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