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Tag Archives: Precipice
Bagnold Dunes sand movement observed by Curiosity
[Editor’s note: From a paper by Mariah Baker and nine co-authors recently published in Geophysical Research Letters.] The Bagnold Dunes in Southern Summer: Active Sediment Transport on Mars Observed by the Curiosity Rover • Curiosity’s imaging campaigns in the Bagnold … Continue reading
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Tagged active dunes, Bagnold Dunes, Cape Elizabeth, Curiosity, Dorr Mountain, Gale Crater, Mapleton, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, Ogunquit Beach, Precipice, sand, sand dunes, Sandy Point Beach, Southern Cove
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Curiosity: Drill brake issue, ChemCam, REMS, and the terrain ahead
[Editor note: Blog post by Emily Lakdawalla, the Planetary Society] Since my last update, the Curiosity mission has developed a better understanding of the problem that prevented them from drilling at Precipice, but its intermittent nature has slowed the development … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bagnold Dunes, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Hematite Ridge, Ireson Hill, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Precipice, Sebina, Stimson Formation, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity: Oak Hill butte
Sol 1548, December 13, 2016. With Curiosity parked at Precipice while the drill undergoes more diagnosis and testing, the Mastcam, using its 100mm telephoto lens, snapped a picture of a small butte named Oak Hill. This feature lies about 1 … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Oak Hill, Precipice, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Still at Precipice
Sol 1548-49, December 12, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Unfortunately, one of the drill diagnostics early in the plan indicated a problem, which prevented most of the other activities for the weekend (including the arm motion and drive) from … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Blue Hill, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Ireson Hill, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Oak Hill, Precipice, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Moving again!
Sol 1545-47, December 9, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: This morning we received downlink that indicated operation of the drill feed using standard commands. This is great news, and the anomaly response team has cleared the rover for … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Beachcroft, Blue Hill, Curiosity, Echo Lake, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Precipice, Squid Cove, Stimson Formation, The Anvil, Western Head
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Curiosity update: Targeted remote sensing
Sol 1538-40, December 2, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The R[over] P[ilot]s are going to take a little more time to diagnose the drill fault before we drive or use the arm again, so today’s plan is focused … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Ireson Hill, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Precipice, Squid Cove
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Curiosity update: Drilling Precipice
Sol 1536, November 30, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The The cross-contamination experiment and cleaning of CHIMRA went well, so we are ready to drill into the Precipice target! Past drilling activities have made use of both rotation … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Precipice, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Preparing to drill
Sol 1534, November 28, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity had a productive Thanksgiving weekend and now we are getting ready to drill at “Precipice.” Sol 1534 begins with MAHLI imaging of the post-sieve dump pile from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Precipice, Sebina, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Thanksgiving at Precipice
Sol 1531-33, November 23, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Today’s plan covers sols 1531-1533, which will take us through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. We are in place at our next drill location “Precipice” so there will be no … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Breakneck Pond, Curiosity, Frenchman Bay, Gale Crater, Hunter's Beach, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Precipice, Stimson Formation
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