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Curiosity update: Full drill

Posted on October 20, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1495, October 19, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The thumbnail of the Sol 1494 MAHLI image showed that the Quela dump pile had been moved by the wind again!  The MAHLI team is concerned that windblown sand … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: A windy sol

Posted on October 18, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1494, October 18, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: When we looked at the latest data from MSL this morning, we noticed that the MAHLI and ChemCam RMI images of the Quela dump pile were unexpectedly offset from … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Soliday at Sebina

Posted on October 17, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1491-92, October 17, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: With the weekend plan, we officially started our drill campaign on the target “Sebina,” so we will be staying in this location through the week. On Sol 1491 we … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: 100 meters of Mt. Sharp!

Posted on October 13, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1489-90, October 12, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: As of today, Curiosity has reached an elevation that is 100 m above the Confidence Hills site, where we first encountered the Murray formation.  That means that in the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Cleaning CheMin

Posted on October 12, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1487-88, October 10, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: While some of us enjoyed the Columbus Day holiday, MSL continued working on Mars.  The rover drove over 36 meters on Sol 1485, and another drive is planned for … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Dropping off samples to SAM

Posted on October 10, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1484-86, October 7, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The MSL rover made another 40 meters of progress up the flank of Mt. Sharp on Sol 1482, and there were multiple bedrock blocks within reach of the arm … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Another touch and go

Posted on October 6, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1482-83, October 5, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL drove another 35 meters on Sol 1480, stopping at a location with a layered bedrock exposure right in front of the rover.  So the tactical planning team decided … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Touch and go!

Posted on October 3, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1480-81, October 3, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: MSL drove 12.5 meters on Sol 1478, to an area with lots of nodules in the bedrock.  The tactical planning team decided to exercise the “touch and go” option, … Continue reading →

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Curiosity begins next Mars chapter

Posted on October 3, 2016 by rburnham

After collecting drilled rock powder in arguably the most scenic landscape yet visited by a Mars rover, NASA’s Curiosity mobile laboratory is driving toward uphill destinations as part of its two-year mission extension that commenced Oct. 1. The destinations include … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Rocky road

Posted on October 1, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1477-79, September 30, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Everything went well in our previous plan and we are making slow but steady progress over rough terrain toward our next drill location. We should get there by next … Continue reading →

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