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Tag Archives: Stimson Formation
Curiosity update: A new drill hole
Sol 1466, September 19, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: The second attempt to drill into Quela was successful, but there was a timing issue during sample manipulation in CHIMRA that resulted in premature halting of the Sol 1465 … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Camaxilo, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Okakakara, Quela, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity: Mt. Sharp views, MAHLI & Navcam
Sol 1463, September 17, 2016. While the rover’s science team focuses mainly on the drill site, the color Mars Hand-Lens Imager (MAHLI) and the grayscale Navcam take a look at the scenery ahead. Above, MAHLI’s view (3.2 MB); below, the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Drill troubleshooting
Sol 1462, September 16, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Unfortunately the Sol 1461 drilling activities did not complete as expected, so the Sol 1462 plan was focused on trying to understand the problem while also doing some remote … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Cuasa, Cuimba, Curiosity, Ekunha, Gale Crater, Karaburg, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Quela, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity: Bright bits in sedimentary rock
Sol 1462, September 16, 2016. With Curiosity parked at the Quela drill target, the ChemCam’s Remote Micro-Imager shot a three-frame composite (1 MB) focused on a blocky rockfall. The rock’s sedimentary layers include numerous light-toned bits, but these appear to … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Quela, sediments, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Time to drill
Sol 1461, September 14, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: It’s always an exciting day on Mars when you prepare to drill another sample – an engineering feat that we’ve become so accustomed to that I sometimes forget how … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Quela, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Preparing to drill
Sol 1460, September 13, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Yesterday was sol 2 of the drill campaign at “Quela” and we did a lot of great remote sensing, contact science and wheel imaging (see the above RMI image … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Quela, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity: RMI on a layered rockfall
Sol 1459, September 13, 2016. A Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) composite examines a layered rock at Quela, probably fallen off the Murray Butte standing near the rover’s current position. Click the image to enlarge it. Sol 1459 raw images (from all … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Quela, Remote Micro-Imager, RMI, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Characterizing the Marimba dump pile
Sol 1459, September 12, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Over the weekend, Curiosity completed analyses of the “Marimba” drill sample (our previous drill target), and dumped the post-sieve sample. Today’s plan is focused on MAHLI and APXS of … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Eenhana, Gale Crater, Marimba, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Ombomboli, Quela, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Settling in at Quela
Sol 1456-57, September 9, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: We had a successful drive yesterday, and Curiosity is now parked at our next drill site, called “Quela”, right at the base of one of the Murray Buttes. The … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Cuimba, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Marimba, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Quela, Stimson Formation, Uutapi
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Curiosity: Farewell to the Murray Buttes
The layered geologic past of Mars is revealed in stunning detail in new color images returned by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover, which is currently exploring the “Murray Buttes” region of lower Mount Sharp. The new images arguably rival photos taken … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Buttes, Murray Formation, NASA, Naukluft Plateau, Stimson Formation
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