Tag Archives: Pahrump Hills

Curiosity update: ‘Vein target’

Posted on February 5, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 889, February 4, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The Sol 888 data show that the rover’s batteries are recharging, and we received more data than expected.  So Sol 889 planning is less constrained by power, and we … Continue reading →

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Mars orbiter spies Curiosity rover at work

Posted on February 4, 2015 by rburnham

A Dec. 13, 2015, image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera orbiting Mars shows NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover [in blue rectangle] on the rover’s walkabout examination of the “Pahrump Hills” outcrop. The outcrop forms part of the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Sample dump pile’

Posted on February 4, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 888, February 3, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The Sol 887 data received this morning show that a sample portion was successfully delivered to SAM, and the un-sieved part of the sample was dumped onto the ground … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Sample analysis’

Posted on February 3, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 887, February 2, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: I’m SOWG Chair today, so I called in to enough of the operations planning teleconferences on Saturday to ensure that I was familiar with the goals for Sol 887.  Most … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Mojave2 tailings for CheMin

Posted on February 2, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 884, January 31, 2015. A scoopful of Mojave2 drill tailings. NASA description: This image was taken by Mastcam: Left (MAST_LEFT) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 884 (2015-01-31 11:03:36 UTC). Sol 884 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Sample transfer to CheMin’

Posted on January 30, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 884, January 30, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: After successfully drilling the target ‘Mojave2′ on Sol 882, the next step is to deliver the sample to CheMin for analysis. We acquired some great Mastcam and MAHLI images of the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Closer look at the drill hole’

Posted on January 29, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 883, January 29, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: On Sol 882 Curiosity completed another full drill hole on Mars. The target was “Mojave2” and it proved to be much more stable than “Mojave” (our previous attempt at … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Full drill of Mojave2′

Posted on January 29, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 882, January 28, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The mini-drill activities planned for Sol 881 went well, so we are “go” to drill and acquire a new sample on Sol 882! I helped plan the Sol 881 … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Mojave2 mini-drill

Posted on January 28, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 881, January 28, 2015. Mini-drilling proves successful: The rock slab containing the Mojave2 target doesn’t move, doesn’t crack under drilling. Two-frame MAHLI composite at top; single frame below. (Click on the images to load larger versions into new browser … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Mini-drilling, take 2′

Posted on January 28, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 881, January 27, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Ryan Anderson: Well, we’re certainly hitting the ground running after our flight software upgrade! Today we received some very nice MAHLI images of the target ‘Mojave2′ that the rover brushed on … Continue reading →

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