Tag Archives: Murray Buttes

Curiosity: Brushing Marimba

Posted on August 2, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1418, August 2, 2016. As Curiosity’s  instrument arm swings into action and settles on the Marimba target (Hazcam, right), the rock surface is tested for “drillability” (it stays put, in other words) and then it is brushed to clean … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Preparing to drill Marimba

Posted on August 2, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1418, August 1, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Today’s plan was all about setting up for our next drill hole. Originally there was going to be no science block at all, but we ended up with a … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: On the Murray bedrock

Posted on August 1, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1417, August 1, 2016. Three Navcam frames looking toward the west-northwest reveal that the Murray Formation bedrock is well exposed over a large expanse. Click image to enlarge it. Sol 1417 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Approaching next drill target

Posted on July 30, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1416-17, July 29, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL drove another 44 meters on Sol 1414, into an area with larger blocks of bedrock.  This looks like a good area to drill into the Murray Formation, so … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Balanced Rock & Murray Buttes

Posted on July 29, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1414, July 29, 2016. As Curiosity’s Navcam profiles the nearby mesas among the Murray Buttes, it gets another look at Balanced Rock on the right side of the mesa above. (Balanced Rock was last seen here back on Sol … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Remote imaging of faraway layers

Posted on July 28, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1413, July 28, 2016. Curiosity’s Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) takes aim to the south-southwest. The view is over the Murray Buttes (foreground, out-of-focus) toward the distant slopes of Mt. Sharp, where the RMI records a few of its many layers. … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Keep on truckin’

Posted on July 28, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1414-16, July 27, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL drove over 45 meters on Sol 1412, to a location with lots of bedrock exposed but most of it is coated by dust.  So again we decided not … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Murray Buttes skyline

Posted on July 27, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1412, July 26, 2016. The front right-side Hazcam captures some of the Murray Buttes as they form the skyline in front of Curiosity. Click image to enlarge it. Sol 1412 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location.

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Curiosity update: No touch, just Go!

Posted on July 26, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1412-13, July 25, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL is making good progress, driving almost 68 meters last weekend.  We had the option of taking some MAHLI images on Sol 1412, but decided to maximize the drive … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Rolling across rolling pavement

Posted on July 25, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1410, July 24, 2016. The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) takes a shot at the scenery to the left of Curiosity from its stowed position on the instrument arm (hence the tilted framing). Below, a Navcam forward-looking composite, with … Continue reading →

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