Tag Archives: Zabriskie Plateau

Curiosity: Sol 696, July 22, 2014

Posted on July 23, 2014 by rburnham

The rover’s hand-lens imager (MAHLI) captures a rock with a striated surface and material filling a fracture. Sol 696 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location map.

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Curiosity: Sol 696, July 22, 2014

Posted on July 22, 2014 by rburnham

Rough driving ahead, as the rover rolls toward Hidden Valley (dark area at top center), its route down off the caprock of Zabriskie Plateau (two-frame Navcam composite). NASA description (left image): This image was taken by Navcam: Left B (NAV_LEFT_B) … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Using every instrument’

Posted on July 22, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 696, July 21, 2014, update on Curiosity from USGS scientist Ryan Anderson: “We’re slowly picking our way across the rugged cap-rock of Zabriskie Plateau. Over the weekend we drove 23.4 m while also managing to use every single…” [More … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 695, July 21, 2014

Posted on July 21, 2014 by rburnham

The dark patch at top center is a field of dark sand dunes viewed through Hidden Valley, which will be Curiosity’s pathway down off the Zabriskie Plateau as it heads for distant Mount Sharp (two-frame Navcam composite). The light area … Continue reading →

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Curiosity: Sol 694, July 20, 2014

Posted on July 21, 2014 by rburnham

Sharp, wind-scoured basalt rocks lie thick on Zabriskie Plateau, which Curiosity is crossing (wide-angle Mastcam image). NASA description: This image was taken by Mastcam: Left (MAST_LEFT) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 694 (2014-07-20 03:26:39 UTC). Sol 694 raw images … Continue reading →

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Curiosity update: ‘Science block’

Posted on July 10, 2014 by rburnham

Sol 685, July 10, 2014, update on Curiosity from MSL scientist Lauren Edgar: “Today we are planning Sol 685, which includes a short pre-drive science block, 2.5 hours of driving, and some post-drive imaging for targeting. The pre-drive….” [More at … Continue reading →

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