Tag Archives: Sebina

Curiosity update: Back towards Stranraer

Posted on July 12, 2018 by rburnham

Sol 2108, July 11, 2018, update by MSL scientist Roger Wiens: After being out of commission for over a year, Curiosity’s drill is making not just a comeback, but a strong one, with imminent plans for a second drill hole … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Drill brake issue, ChemCam, REMS, and the terrain ahead

Posted on February 6, 2017 by rburnham

[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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Curiosity update: Drill fault

Posted on December 2, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1537, December 1, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Unfortunately, the much-anticipated rotary-only drilling experiment did not even start due to a drill fault that is currently being investigated.  This type of drill fault appears to be unrelated … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Cross-contamination experiment

Posted on November 30, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1535, November 29, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The current drill campaign continues to go smoothly, and the Sol 1535 plan is dominated by an experiment to see if any Sebina sample material is left inside the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Preparing to drill

Posted on November 28, 2016 by rburnham

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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Curiosity update: What’s lurking in Blackwoods and Witch Hole Pond?

Posted on November 1, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1507, October 31, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Happy Halloween from Mars! Over the weekend Curiosity drove 51 m further to the south, and we continue to investigate the Murray formation.  I was the GSTL and KOP … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Welcome to Bar Harbor

Posted on October 26, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1501, October 25, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: On Sol 1500 Curiosity drove 30 m to the south, crossing into a quadrangle that we informally named “Bar Harbor,” after Bar Harbor, Maine.  As a reminder, prior to … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Onward and southward

Posted on October 25, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1500, October 25, 2016. A landmark sol (!), and five Navcam frames capture the view ahead of the rover after it rolls away from the Sebina drill hole. At left and right edges stand outliers of the Murray Buttes, … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: So long, Sebina!

Posted on October 25, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1500, October 24, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend Curiosity completed her investigation of the “Sebina” drill site, and we’re back on the road again.  Before we hit the road we took another MAHLI image … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Mastcam pair at Sebina drill hole

Posted on October 24, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1498, October 23, 2016. The Mastcam shot the Sebina drill hole with both lenses, the 34mm wide-angle lens (top right) and the 100mm. The color difference between them may result from the 3h+ that elapsed between the two images. … Continue reading →

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