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Tag Archives: Slioch
Curiosity update: In search of softer rocks
Sol 2128, July 31, 2018, update by MSL scientist Ryan Anderson: On Sol 2128, Curiosity will continue toward our third potential drill site within the Pettegrove Point member of Vera Rubin Ridge, where we are hoping to find slightly softer … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Craignure Bay, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pettegrove Point, Slioch, Vera Rubin Ridge
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Curiosity update: Continuing to understand Pettegrove Point
Sol 2127, July 31, 2018, update by MSL scientist Christopher Edwards: Curiosity completed its drive successfully after the science team regrouped from the incomplete drill, which required a different than anticipated weekend plan. The rocks of the Vera Rubin Ridge … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Diabiag, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Pettegrove Point, Slioch, Vera Rubin Ridge
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