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Curiosity update: Luck be an Aberlady
Sol 2367, April 3, 2019, update by MSL scientist Michelle Minitti: Our short drive on Monday was successful, bringing two candidate drill targets into closer, clearer view. The prime candidate (image above), “Aberlady,” appeared to have the same color, structure … Continue reading
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Tagged Aberlady, Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Longannet, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Tartan
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Curiosity update: Edging closer and closer to a new drill target!
Sols 2365-66, April 2, 2019, update by MSL scientist Catherine O’Connell-Cooper: One of the primary goals of the Curiosity mission, to determine the composition of a region which appears to be rich in clays (informally known as “Glen Torridon”), is … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, CBU, clay-bearing unit, Curiosity, Gale Crater, Glen Torridon, Longannet, Lumphanan, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, Tartan, Teal
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