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Tag Archives: Stimson Formation
Curiosity: Long view to a small hill
Sol 1534, November 29, 2016. Five Remote Micro-Imager (RMI) frames shot a composite image of a small hill far off to the southeast of Curiosity’s position. Click to enlarge it. Sol 1534 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Remote Micro-Imager, RMI, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity update: Cross-contamination experiment
Sol 1535, November 29, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The current drill campaign continues to go smoothly, and the Sol 1535 plan is dominated by an experiment to see if any Sebina sample material is left inside the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Eastern Head, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Sawyer's Cove, Sebina, Stimson Formation, West Tremont
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Curiosity update: Preparing to drill
Sol 1534, November 28, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity had a productive Thanksgiving weekend and now we are getting ready to drill at “Precipice.” Sol 1534 begins with MAHLI imaging of the post-sieve dump pile from the … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Thanksgiving at Precipice
Sol 1531-33, November 23, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: Today’s plan covers sols 1531-1533, which will take us through the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. We are in place at our next drill location “Precipice” so there will be no … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Breakneck Pond, Curiosity, Frenchman Bay, Gale Crater, Hunter's Beach, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Precipice, Stimson Formation
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Curiosity: Mastcam on Murray Formation bedrock
Sol 1526, November 21, 2016. Curiosity’s 34mm (wide-angle) Mastcam shot a six-frame portrait of the bedrock and sand lying beside the rover. The rock in the center is Precipice. Mission scientists did this to document the rock veins and sedimentary … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Precipice, Stimson Formation, Sutton Island
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Curiosity update: Contact science at Sutton Island and approaching the next drill site
Sol 1525-27, November 18, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: The MAHLI images from Sol 1523 are down, and we acquired some beautiful images of this new outcrop, as seen in the above image of the target “Seawall.” Today’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Goat Trail, Ironbound Island, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Seawall, Stimson Formation, Sutton Island
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Curiosity: Sutton Island
Sol 1521, November 16, 2016. Curiosity turned its Mastcam (34 mm lens) on Sutton Island. Note the thin, blade-like structures and the light-roned veins running through the rock. Click to enlarge (2.4 MB). Sol 1521 raw images (from all cameras), … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Investigating Sutton Island
Sol 1523-24, November 16, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: On Sol 1521 Curiosity drove 11 m to the east, which set us up to investigate a darker-toned outcrop known as “Sutton Island,” seen in the middle of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Curiosity, Duck Harbor, Gale Crater, Islesford, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Seawall, Stimson Formation, Sutton Island
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Curiosity update: Making progress to the next drill site
Sol 1521-22, November 14, 2016, update by USGS scientist Lauren Edgar: Curiosity continues to drive across bumpy terrain of the Murray formation. Over the weekend, Curiosity drove ~36 m, making good progress toward our next drill site. Today’s two-sol plan … Continue reading
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Curiosity update: Playing in the sand
Sol 1516-20, November 14, 2016, update by USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: We’re continuing to make steady progress, with successful drives interspersed with plenty of good science. In the Sol 1516 plan, we started off with a Mastcam mosaic of “West Mesa” … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bald Porcupine, Burnt Porcupine, Curiosity, Folly Island, Gale Crater, Hadley Point, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Old Whale Ledge, Sheep Porcupine, Ship Island, Stave Island, Stimson Formation, West Mesa
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