Tag Archives: Murray Buttes

Curiosity update: Finishing up at Bimbe

Posted on July 23, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1409-11, July 22, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: For the weekend plan, we have a bunch more observations of the interesting blocky deposit “Bimbe”. Sol 1409 starts off with a couple of Mastcam images: one of the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Bimbe conglomerates

Posted on July 21, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1405-08, July 20, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: After a busy weekend plan, we are back to “restricted” sols this week, planning two days at a time. Monday’s planning for sols 1405-1406 started off with a discussion … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Forward…

Posted on July 15, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1401, July 15, 2016. Two Navcam frames show the drive direction forward toward the southwest. The Murray Buttes lie at the top right edge of the image (click to enlarge). Sol 1401 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Analysis of blocky deposits

Posted on July 15, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1401, July 14, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The drive on Sol 1400 went well, and Curiosity drove ~13 m along the edge of the blocky deposit “Bimbe.”  Today’s plan involves a number of ChemCam and Mastcam … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Approaching the Bimbe blocks

Posted on July 14, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1400 [!], July 13, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: On Sol 1399, Curiosity drove ~32 m closer to a blocky deposit known as “Bimbe.”  We’ve identified several notable blocky deposits in orbital images, and this will be … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: On the road again

Posted on July 13, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1399, July 12, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: We’re back in our familiar drive pattern, with a short science block followed by a drive.  In today’s pre-drive science block, ChemCam and Mastcam will be used to study … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Rolling on

Posted on July 12, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1398, July 12, 2016. After the safe-mode hiatus, rover drivers are looking ahead toward relatively smooth, if rolling, terrain to drive over. On the right stand the Murray Buttes. Click image to enlarge it. Sol 1398 raw images (from … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Murray Buttes & Balanced Rock

Posted on July 7, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1387, July 1, 2016. Before the rover entered safe mode, it took a 20-frame  panorama looking toward the west with the 100mm lens of the Mastcam. The features are the Murray Buttes. The image above (left half of the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Safe mode

Posted on July 7, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1389, July 6, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The activities planned for Sols 1387 and 1388 completed successfully, and lots of good data were returned including a stunning Right Mastcam panorama of the “Murray Buttes” toward the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Limited targeting data

Posted on July 1, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1387-88, June 30, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: In the lead up to the long 4th of July weekend, we are planning two sols today and three sols tomorrow. We only had a couple of Navcam images … Continue reading →

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