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Curiosity update: Wrapping it up at Lubango

Posted on April 29, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1326-29, April 29, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: After a nice rest on Sol 1325, Curiosity was charged up and ready for lots of science! On Sol 1326, we started off with multispectral Mastcam observations of the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Taking it easy

Posted on April 28, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1325, April 27, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: It’s been a busy few days of drilling and related activities, so the plan for sol 1325 is a pretty simple one to allow the rover’s batteries to recharge. … Continue reading →

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Crossing rugged Naukluft Plateau

Posted on April 27, 2016 by rburnham

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has nearly finished crossing a stretch of the most rugged and difficult-to-navigate terrain encountered during the mission’s 44 months on Mars. (…) The roughness of the terrain on the plateau raised concern that driving on it … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Power-contrained

Posted on April 27, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1324, April 26, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: As expected, the Sol 1323 data we needed for planning today were received later than usual, so tactical planning started 3 hours later than normal.  This makes for a … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: A new drill hole

Posted on April 26, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1323, April 25, 2016, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: So far, all of the activities planned for last weekend have completed successfully, and we have a new drill hole on Mars!  The Sol 1323 plan is therefore to continue … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Looking into Lubango

Posted on April 25, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1321, April 24, 2016. Curiosity’s drill has put a hole into the target outcrop dubbed Lubango. The top MAHLI image takes a close look into the hole, right down to the bottom, while the lower image shows the hole’s … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Drilling at Lubango

Posted on April 22, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1320, April 22, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The contact science activities on Sol 1319 went well, and we analyzed another DRT location with MAHLI and APXS.  The drill pre-load test suggested that the Lubango block might … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: DRT on Lubango

Posted on April 21, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1318, April 20, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The bump on Sol 1317 went well, and we’re ready to start our drilling campaign at the “Lubango” fracture zone.  After a lot of discussion this morning, the plan … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Future pathway between buttes?

Posted on April 20, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1316, April 19, 2016. The ChemCam’s Remote Micro-Imager shot a five-frame composite showing what appears to be a canyon or pathway between several buttes. This lies in the general direction toward which the rover will be driving. Below, the … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: Preparing to drill

Posted on April 19, 2016 by rburnham

Sol 1317, April 19, 2016, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: On Sol 1316, Curiosity drove ~15 m back toward the “Lubango” target, which we first observed on Sol 1310.  “Lubango” is a high silica target that sits along a … Continue reading →

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