Tag Archives: Pahrump Hills

Curiosity update: ‘Goodbye Whale Rock!’

Posted on January 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 862-863, January 7, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Ryan Anderson: “It’s time to hit the road again! In the Sol 862-863 plan, we are wrapping things up at ‘Whale Rock’ and then driving about 85 m toward ‘Pink Cliffs, … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Happy New (Earth) Year!’

Posted on January 5, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 860-861, January 5, 2015, update from USGS Scientist Ryan Anderson: “Happy New (Earth) Year! After the long holiday plans, the Curiosity team is back to planning two days at a time. The main priority for the sol 860 plan … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Craggy outcrop over Whale Rock

Posted on January 5, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 855, January 1, 2015. This dark, layered, and rugged outcrop stands on the skyline above the rover’s current workspace at Whale Rock. This Mastcam composite image includes 18 individual 100mm color frames. (Click on the image to load a … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Christmas on Mars’

Posted on December 30, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 853-859, December 29, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: “On December 19th, the MSL tactical team planned 10 sols (!) on Mars, so that everyone could take a nice break over the holidays.  That means that today we … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Work site at Whale Rock

Posted on December 23, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 845, December 22, 2014. The rover’s instrument arm checks out the finely layered rocks near Whale Rock.             Sol 845 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location map.

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Curiosity update: Brushing ‘Santa Ana’

Posted on December 19, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 843-852, December 19, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “The Sol 842 command sequences were successfully received by Curiosity, and all the data needed for planning were returned to Earth, including MAHLI images of the right front wheel. … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Trying again’

Posted on December 18, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 842, December 18, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: “Unfortunately, the Sol 841 command sequences could not be sent to MSL because of a transmitter problem at the Deep Space Network (DSN) antenna.  This reminded me not to … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘High tilt’

Posted on December 16, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 840, December 15, 2014, update from USGS: “The 5-meter drive planned for Sol 837 placed the rover near the outcrop dubbed “Whale Rock” as intended.  Front Hazcam images show blocks that appear to have fallen from the outcrop and … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Driving to Whale Rock’

Posted on December 11, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 835-836, December 10, 2014, update from USGS Scientist Lauren Edgar: “After a successful investigation of the Chinle outcrop, Curiosity is ready to move on to the Whale Rock outcrop.  Today we are planning two sols, and on the first … Continue reading →

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ChemCam RMI: Veins in Vaqueros

Posted on December 10, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 833, December 10, 2014. The Remote Micro-Imager on Curiosity’s ChemCam takes a close look in this two-frame composite at what appear to be white mineral veins in Vaqueros, a target on the Chinle outcrop. Sol 833 raw images (from all … Continue reading →

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