Tag Archives: Pahrump Hills

Curiosity: Approaching Gilbert Peak

Posted on October 24, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 787, October 23, 2014. With the rover on the exposed rocky pavement, scientists are planning their approach to the next targets at Gilbert Peak, at right in the panorama. Sol 787 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Drive to Gilbert Peak’

Posted on October 22, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 787-788, October 22, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: “It was a busy day of rover operations here at the USGS…. Today we planned two sols and the goal was to characterize the Book Cliffs outcrop and drive … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Comet Siding Spring’

Posted on October 21, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 785-786, October 20, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: “Over the weekend, a number of Mars spacecraft observed a rare encounter with Comet Siding Spring. Curiosity successfully observed the comet with Mastcam, Navcam and ChemCam RMI.  Today we’re … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Comet observations’

Posted on October 19, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 782-784, October 17, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The experience I gained planning the MARDI drive “video” for Sol 780 helped me prepare for another MARDI video during the Sol 782 drive….  But concerns were raised about … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Dumping sample’

Posted on October 17, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 781, October 16, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The 22-meter Sol 780 drive completed as planned, placing the rover near “Book Cliffs” (visible at the right side of this image [right]).  Sol 781 planning was interrupted this … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘MARDI video’

Posted on October 16, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 780, October 15, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “We were originally planning to perform some arm tests on Sol 780 to help diagnose the fault that occurred last weekend, but it was decided that they were too … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Using the arm’

Posted on October 15, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 779, October 14, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The Sol 778 data show that the arm instruments are safe, and the arm is ready for more activities. MAHLI will not be used until the recent arm problems … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘MAHLI recovery’

Posted on October 15, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 778, October 13, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: “Over the weekend, Curiosity was supposed to perform a number of MAHLI activities to image the drill hole and the target Morrison, along with APXS on Morrison, but unfortunately … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘APXS raster on Morrison’

Posted on October 9, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 774, October 9, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “I’m scheduled to support MAHLI/MARDI uplink tomorrow, so today I’m getting familiar with recent results and near-term plans after spending a couple days focusing on other projects.  The “Confidence … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: ChemCam Pahrump texture album

Posted on October 7, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 771, October 7, 2014. The ChemCam’s Remote Micro-Imager explores a variety of textures in rocks at the Pahrump Hills outcrop. Note the round, hollow “nodules” at left in top image, the bright vein in the center image, and the … Continue reading →

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