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Tag Archives: Murray Formation
Curiosity: Getting ready to drill
Sol 2108, July 12, 2018. With Curiosity now parked at its next drill site, the rover prepares. In the foreground is the targeted area. Click the image (6 MB) to enlarge it. Sol 2108 raw images (from all cameras).
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Curiosity: Under an orange sky
Sol 2104, July 8, 2018. On this day, Curiosity drove about 54 meters (177 feet) to the northeast on the rolling ridge-top. With reddish rocks under a dust-laden atmosphere, the rover’s Mastcam (34 mm) looked out on an orange-tinted world. … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Have we reached the peak?
Sols 2104-06, July 6, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: Our primary goal for today’s planning was to continue to approach our next drill location on the Vera Rubin Ridge by paralleling the north side of the ridge (seen … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: A working holiday
Sols 2102-03, July 4, 2018, update by MSL scientist Mark Salvatore: While the rest of us are enjoying fireworks, BBQs, and spending time with friends and family, Curiosity will remain hard at work over this Fourth of July holiday. On … Continue reading
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NASA Mars Report: July 3, 2018
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Cape Byron, closest approach, Curiosity, dust storms, Endeavour Crater, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Science Laboratory, MER, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Opportunity, opposition, Perseverance Valley, temperature, Vera Rubin Ridge, weather
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Curiosity: In the murk
Sol 2098, July 1, 2018. The wide-angle Mastcam took a few frames to make composite view looking northeastward across the upper surface of Vera Rubin Ridge (4.7 MB). Corrected for the strong reddish tint caused by aerial dust, the scene … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Stopped drive
Sols 2097-99, July 2, 2018, update by MSL scientist Christopher Edwards: Curiosity stopped its drive a bit earlier than anticipated. It so happens that the autonomous software onboard Curiosity designed to keep it driving safely kicked in and ended the … Continue reading
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