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Tag Archives: temperature
Curiosity update: Dusty skies
Sol 2086, June 20, 2018, update by MSL scientist Scott Guzewich: The dust storm that is challenging Opportunity closed in on Gale Crater over the weekend with a substantial increase in dust levels. The storm is no threat to nuclear-powered Curiosity … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, Bass Lake, Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Mars Science Laboratory, Mount Sharp, MSL, Murray Formation, NASA, temperature, Vera Rubin Ridge, weather, Young Lake
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Weather update from Gale Crater
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Tagged Curiosity, dust storms, Gale Crater, global dust storms, Mars Science Laboratory, MSL, NASA, temperature, weather
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Curiosity ends second Mars year at Gale Crater
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover today completes its second Martian year since landing inside Gale Crater nearly four Earth years ago, which means it has recorded environmental patterns through two full cycles of Martian seasons. The repetition helps distinguish seasonal effects … Continue reading
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Tagged Aeolis Mons, atmosphere, atmospheric pressure, Curiosity, Gale Crater, humidity, Mars Science Laboratory, methane, Mount Sharp, MSL, NASA, temperature, water vapor
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Jarosite: key to ancient temperatures?
The water-related mineral jarosite is occurs both on Earth and in sediments on Meridiani Planum, Mars. Scientists have found that by measuring the isotope ratio of argon-40 to argon-39 in the rock — a technique that can be applied to … Continue reading
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Tagged climate, jarosite, Mars Exploration Rovers, MER, Opportunity, temperature, water
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