Tag Archives: Stimson Formation

Curiosity panorama shows petrified sand dunes

Posted on September 11, 2015 by rburnham

Some of the dark sandstone in an area being explored by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows texture and inclined bedding structures characteristic of deposits that formed as sand dunes, then were cemented into rock. A panorama from Curiosity’s Mast Camera … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Laboring away in the Stimson’

Posted on September 4, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1095-1098, September 4, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: As many of us in the U.S. take a break over Labor Day weekend, Curiosity will be keeping busy by using every instrument in her science payload!  Curiosity is … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Turning in to Bridger Basin’

Posted on September 4, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1094, September 3, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The drive on Sol 1093 went well, and Curiosity drove ~15 m towards Bridger Basin.  In the Sol 1094 plan, we’ll drive for ~30 m to round the turn … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Stimson contact science’

Posted on September 1, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1092, September 1, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity is currently investigating an outcrop of the Stimson unit.  On Sol 1091, Curiosity acquired some low- resolution MAHLI images of the targets “Pentagon,” “Lebo,” “Ivanhoe,” and “Ledger” in … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Stimson is stunning’

Posted on August 28, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1089-1090, August 28, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity is currently making her way through some beautiful exposures of the Stimson unit.  The 6 m drive on Sol 1087 went well, and Curiosity is in a good … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Back at Missoula’

Posted on August 8, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1068-1070, August 7, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity had a successful drive of 19 m on Sol 1067, and we are currently back at Missoula for more targeted science.  The goal is to perform a detailed … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Bumping to Missoula… sound familiar?’

Posted on August 6, 2015 by rburnham

Sol 1067, August 6, 2015, update from USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: With a familiar blog title, I report that in today’s plan we’re bumping towards the Missoula outcrop.  On Sol 1066 Curiosity drove ~ 25 m back toward Missoula, but … Continue reading →

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