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Curiosity prepares for fourth rock drilling
The team operating NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has chosen a rock that looks like a pale paving stone as the mission’s fourth drilling target, if it passes engineers’ evaluation. They call it “Bonanza King.” It is not at the “Pahrump … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bonanza King, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Hidden Valley, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Pahrump Hills
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Sandy valleys lie ahead in Curiosity’s path
The main map here shows the assortment of landforms near the location of NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover as the rover’s second anniversary of landing on Mars nears. The gold traverse line entering from upper right ends at Curiosity’s position as … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Amargosa Valley, Curiosity, Emigrant Pass, Gale Crater, Hidden Valley, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, NASA, Nopah Range, Pahrump Hills, Panamint Butte, Zabriskie Plateau
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