Tag Archives: Murray Formation

Curiosity: Drilling down on Rock Hall

Posted on December 17, 2018 by rburnham

Sols 2261-62, December 15-16, 2018. Curiosity’s drill sank into the slab of red Jura rock dubbed Rock Hall, excavating a nice pile of tailings. Click either image to enlarge it. Sol 2262 raw images (from all cameras).

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Curiosity update: Go for drill on the red Jura!

Posted on December 17, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2260-62, December 17, 2018, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell-Cooper: In our last plan, we carried out triage activities on the red Jura target, “Rock Hall,” including APXS of the target to determine composition, and engineering tests to assess … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Is THIS the red Jura we are looking for?

Posted on December 13, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2258-59, December 13, 2018, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: The drive around to the north side of “Rock Hall” in yesterday’s plan was successful, placing us at a lower tilt and with room in the workspace to place … Continue reading →

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Curiosity report, Sols 2163-2256, by Emily Lakdawalla, The Planetary Society

Posted on December 13, 2018 by rburnham

It’s been a challenging few months on the Curiosity mission, but the team’s hard work and persistence has saw them recover from a major computer anomaly and make progress on science goals at Vera Rubin ridge. Curiosity has been exploring … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Makin’ the most of it

Posted on December 12, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2257, December 11, 2018, update by MSL scientist Brittney Cooper: Even on Mars, where every second of Curiosity’s sol is planned, things don’t always go quite as expected. This morning we learned that Curiosity didn’t complete her planned drive … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Hunt for red Jura continues

Posted on December 11, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2256, December 10, 2018, update by MSL scientist Rachel Kronyak: After a successful weekend of activities and driving, we were hopeful that we would wake up on Sol 2256 and be ready for contact science and drilling. Unfortunately, Mars … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Thinking on our wheels

Posted on December 11, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2254-55, December 10, 2018, update by MSL scientist Mariah Baker: Today was one of those planning days when you realize the importance of being able to adapt quickly and think on your feet (i.e., wheels) when operating a rover … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Skyline south

Posted on December 10, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2255, December 10, 2018. Four Navcam frames trace the skyline toward the south. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 2255 raw images (from all cameras).

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Curiosity: Looking for a Jura drill site

Posted on December 7, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2252, December 7, 2018. Five Navcam frames show the scene to the east and southeast of Curiosity. The rover team is looking for a good spot to try to drill into the Jura member of Vera Rubin Ridge. Click … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: The hunt for red Jura

Posted on December 6, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2252-53, December 5, 2018, update by MSL scientist Abigail Fraeman: Even though they looked promising from a few meters away, this morning’s workspace images showed us that the red Jura rocks we had hoped to drill are too fractured … Continue reading →

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