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Curiosity update: Mastcam thermal characterization

Posted on March 5, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 917, February 27, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: I’m MAHLI/MARDI uplink lead today, but there hasn’t been much for me to do because of the restriction on arm activities following last week’s fault.  The arm is being … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Looking into Telegraph Peak drill hole

Posted on March 2, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 911, February 28, 2015. A nighttime LED image by MAHLI of the Telegraph Peak drill hole shows the “dry cement powder” color of the drill tailings and layers down in the hole itself. Part of the exposed wall shows … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Drilling Telegraph Peak…’

Posted on February 27, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 908-913, February 27, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: It’s been a busy week on Mars, as usual! The big activity in the Sol 908 plan was drilling at the target “Telegraph Peak”. After the drilling, on sol 909 … Continue reading →

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Curiosity at Telegraph Peak

Posted on February 27, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 908, February 25, 2015. Now it’s there, now it isn’t. The right-side front Hazcam records the instrument arm’s movement to and from the drill hole at Telegraph Peak. Sol 908 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location … Continue reading →

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Curiosity drills Telegraph Peak target

Posted on February 26, 2015 by rburnham

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its drill on Tuesday, Feb. 24 to collect sample powder from inside a rock target called “Telegraph Peak.” The target sits in the upper portion of “Pahrump Hills,” an outcrop the mission has been investigating … Continue reading →

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New Curiosity selfie shows local targets, context

Posted on February 25, 2015 by rburnham

A sweeping view of the “Pahrump Hills” outcrop on Mars, where NASA’s Curiosity rover has been working for five months, surrounds the rover in Curiosity’s latest self-portrait. The selfie scene is assembled from dozens of images taken by the Mars … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Fore ‘n’ aft, near Telegraph Peak

Posted on February 24, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 907, February 23, 2015. The front and rear right-side Hazcams shoot the rover’s surroundings, with the front camera (top) pointing south-southwest.           Sol 907 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location map.

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Curiosity: Brushing the Telegraph Peak target

Posted on February 23, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 905, February 22, 2015. Curiosity’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) images the target dubbed Telegraph Peak.   Top shows before brushing, middle shows post-brush, bottom shows a close-up.     Sol 905 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Testing Telegraph Peak’

Posted on February 23, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 905-907, February 20, 2015, update from USGS/MSL science team: The latest ‘bump’ placed the rover in a good position for detailed study of the outcrop of interest, as we all hoped. The plan that will take the rover through … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Bumping day on Mars’

Posted on February 19, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 903-904, February 18, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity is in search of the next drill target, and the main activity in today’s plan is to “bump” closer to a rock outcrop for contact science. Curiosity will perform … Continue reading →

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