MSL at Rocknest, First scoop samples - sols 57-101 |
MSL at Rocknest, First scoop samples - sols 57-101 |
Oct 3 2012, 12:30 AM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
Curiosity has put more than 400 meters on the odometer and tosol (sol 56) she bumped up to a sand drift that we now know (via Twitter) is named Rocknest and will be the site of the first sample grab. In last week's press briefing, John Grotzinger warned that we will be here for "what seems like a very long time," 2-3 weeks. They will have to run several samples through the SA-SPaH (Sample Acquisition, Processing and Handling subsystem, pronounced "Saw-spa") and in particular CHIMRA (Collection and Handling for In situ Martian Rock Analysis, pronounced "chimera") in order to "clean" it of any remaining Earthly contamination with good Mars dirt before they deliver the first sample to SAM or Chemin. So this seems like a good place to start a new thread.
As usual, discuss stuff that happened through sol 56 in the previous thread. -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Oct 29 2012, 11:18 PM
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The Poet Dude Group: Moderator Posts: 5551 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Kendal, Cumbria, UK Member No.: 60 |
Hmmm... looks a bit shiny beneath the dust...
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/ms...0000R0_DXXX.jpg Meteorite, anyone? Just reminds me a lot of Heat Shield Rock and others Oppy saw out in Meridiani's Great Dune Sea... -------------------- |
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Oct 30 2012, 05:43 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 404 Joined: 5-January 10 Member No.: 5161 |
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Oct 30 2012, 06:29 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 404 Joined: 5-January 10 Member No.: 5161 |
Just one more for tonight. Another take on this wondrous structure:
(Also makes for a passable flicker GIF.) |
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Nov 1 2012, 08:26 AM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 14 Joined: 7-August 12 From: California Member No.: 6489 |
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