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Tag Archives: Peace Vallis
Gale Crater’s late alluvial activity
[Editor’s note: From a paper by John Grant and Sharon Wilson recently published in the Journal of Geophysical Research; related story here.] Evidence for Late Alluvial Activity in Gale Crater, Mars • Local alluvial deposits in Gale crater were likely … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Aeolus Palus, alluvial fan deposits, alluvial fans, Farah Vallis, Gale Crater, Mount Sharp, Peace Vallis, Slangpos Crater
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Curiosity update: Take only pictures, leave only wheel tracks
Sol 2011, April 2, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ryan Anderson: After the weekend drive, the rover ended up in a spot that was a little too unstable to pass the Slip Risk Assessment Process (SRAP). That means that there … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Insch, Mars Science Laboratory, Morven, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pabay, Peace Vallis, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Taking our time for science
Sol 1991-92, March 12, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ryan Anderson: After a successful weekend plan, the team decided that for the sol 1991-1992 plan, we would trade a longer-distance drive in favor of some “touch and go” contact science. … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Canisp, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Peace Vallis, Seaforth Head, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Clear vistas on Mars
Sol 1986, March 8, 2018, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: Seasons make a big difference for Mars vistas. Tosol Mars is at solar longitude 139, meaning that it is halfway between winter solstice and spring equinox in the southern … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Braemar, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Peace Vallis, Sgurr nan Gilean, Vera Rubin Ridge
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THEMIS: Peace Vallis alluvial fan in Gale Crater
THEMIS Image of the Day, December 22, 2016. Today’s false color image shows part of Gale Crater. Gale Crater is the home of the Curiosity Rover. The channel descending from the rim rocks at top is called Peace Vallis, and a … Continue reading
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Tagged alluvial fan deposits, alluvial fans, Arizona State University, ASU, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Odyssey, NASA, Peace Vallis, THEMIS, THEMIS Image of the Day, Thermal Emission Imaging System
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Lakes in Gale Crater, post-Mt. Sharp
The sequence and timing of transient lakes in Gale Crater are important to understanding the delta deposits found by Curiosity on Gale’s floor. Writing in the Journal of Geophyscial Research, a team of scientists led by Marisa Palucis (California Institute … Continue reading
Curiosity: Locating RMI’s ‘distant deposits’
Sol 1264, February 25, 2016. The red boxes on two Navcam images outline the locations of two recent RMI mosaics seen here. Taken at long range by the rover’s Remote Micro-Imager, the mosaics show deposits far away to the north … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, alluvial fans, ChemCam, Chemistry and Camera, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Peace Vallis, Remote Micro-Imager, RMI
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Curiosity: Looking at distant deposits
Sol 1263, February 24, 2016. The ChemCam’s Remote Micro-Imager shot two long-range, multi-frame views showing features of the terrain at the foot of Gale Crater’s rim. One series of images centers almost due north (above, toward 355°), the other northwest … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, alluvial fans, ChemCam, Chemistry and Camera, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, Peace Vallis, Remote Micro-Imager, RMI
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