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Tag Archives: Pahrump Hills
Curiosity: Taking aim at Pahrump
Sol 748, September 13, 2014. Beyond the sand ripples ahead, the light patch in the center of this three-frame composite lies at the foot of the Pahrump Hills, the rover’s next science operations target. The rover science team reported last … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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Curiosity update: ‘Pahrump Hill mosaic’
Sol 747, September 11, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The Sol 746 drive put the rover in a good location for imaging the terrain ahead, which looks good for a long drive on Sol 747. The Sol 746 … Continue reading
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Curiosity: Getting to Pahrump
Sol 746, September 11, 2014. With Curiosity parked at the west end of Jubilee Pass, the Navcam takes in the probable route downward toward the Pahrump Hills in the distance (three-frame Navcam composite). Sol 746 raw images (from all cameras), … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Jubilee Pass, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Owens Valley, Pahrump Hills, Panamint Butte
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New Curiosity science plan: ‘Drive less, drill more’
NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Arrives at Martian Mountain NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has reached the Red Planet’s Mount Sharp, a Mount-Rainier-size mountain at the center of the vast Gale Crater and the rover mission’s long-term prime destination… Curiosity’s trek up … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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Curiosity update: ‘Busy weekend’
Sol 741-743, September 5, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The weekend plan is very ambitious, with a bunch of targeted remote science observations on Sol 741, contact science on Sol 742, and a long drive on Sol 743…” … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Amargosa Valley, Curiosity, Emigrant Pass, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Panamint Butte
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Curiosity: Which way to go?
Sol 740, September 5, 2014. At the edge of Amargosa Valley, rover drivers face a choice of routes. The valley itself leads down to the left. Straight ahead is the low rise of Panamint Butte, with a distant white patch … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Amargosa Valley, Curiosity, Emigrant Pass, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Panamint Butte
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Curiosity update: ‘Approaching Amargosa Valley’
Sol 740, September 4, 2014, update from MSL Scientist Lauren Edgar: “Curiosity is about to ingress into Amargosa Valley. This Navcam image from Sol 739 shows some of the beautiful layered rocks that we have been driving over and…” [More … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Amargosa Valley, Curiosity, Emigrant Pass, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Panamint Butte
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Curiosity update: ‘Rough road ahead’
Sol 739, September 3, 2014, update from MSL Scientist Lauren Edgar: “Curiosity has almost reached an ingress point into Amargosa Valley. To get into the valley, Curiosity will have to cross some fairly rough terrain, but this also provides…” [More … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Amargosa Valley, Curiosity, Emigrant Pass, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Panamint Butte
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Curiosity: Amargosa scenic overlook
Sol 739, September 4, 2014. Where to drive? The shallow Amargosa Valley lies to the left, leading around a low rise (Panamint Butte) toward a whitish deposit in the distance at the foot of the Pahrump Hills. Another possible drive … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Amargosa Valley, Curiosity, Emigrant Pass, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills, Panamint Butte
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Curiosity update: ‘Pahrump Hills’
Sol 738, September 2, 2014, update from MSL Scientist Lauren Edgar: “Curiosity is driving across a plateau towards an ingress point into “Amargosa Valley.” This image from Sol 735 shows our drive-direction: We are working our way to… [More at … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Amargosa Valley, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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