Exploring Mt Sharp north of the dunes - Part 2: Beyond Big Sky, Site 50-51, sol 1148-1171, October 29, 2015-November 23, 2015 |
Exploring Mt Sharp north of the dunes - Part 2: Beyond Big Sky, Site 50-51, sol 1148-1171, October 29, 2015-November 23, 2015 |
Nov 7 2015, 08:11 AM
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Mission Update from Ryan Anderson - Sol 1157-1159: A Busy Weekend on Mars: LINK
QUOTE Whew! It’s going to be a busy weekend on Mars! The Sol 1157 plan starts off with an activity to test out AEGIS, a software tool that will help with choosing targets for ChemCam and Mastcam. The AEGIS activity will take ChemCam images of two targets: “Ashley Lakes” and “Amsden”. That is followed by a ChemCam observation of the target “Augusta”. Mastcam will take supporting images of Ashley Lakes and Amsden, plus an image of “Dodd Ranch” and two mosaics: a 3x2 and a 9x2. Once the remote sensing is done, the arm will get a workout. MAHLI and Mastcam have some images of the sky to help with calibration, and then MAHLI will take some images of its own calibration target and the APXS calibration target. After that, MAHLI will take some images of the wheels, and then APXS will measure its calibration target. Once that is finished, we will brush the dust off of the target Augusta, take some Mastcam and MAHLI images of it, and then place APXS on it to make some measurements on and off the brushed spot. On Sol 1158 the rover will drive to a location that looks to be a nice viewpoint, and that will be followed by standard post-drive images, including a 27x2 360 degree panorama with Mastcam. On Sol 1159, Mastcam has a tau observation to measure the amount of dust in the atmosphere, and Navcam has a couple of movies to watch for clouds and dust devils. Later in the day, Mastcam will do another tau, and ChemCam will make a measurement of its titanium calibration target. |
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Nov 7 2015, 08:46 PM
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Nov 7 2015, 09:57 PM
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Nov 8 2015, 05:19 AM
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Nov 8 2015, 12:52 PM
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Nov 8 2015, 03:31 PM
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Nov 9 2015, 08:17 AM
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Nov 9 2015, 09:35 AM
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Sol 1158: Curiosity completes a 64 meter drive (Midnight Planets) Navcam Mosaic using the available images. Should be close to 'Brandberg', but we need the remaining NavCam's to check location. Roughly stitched in MS ICE
Flickr Original Size 3695 x 1677 pixels LINK Imgur mirror TBA |
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Nov 9 2015, 10:29 AM
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Some very interesting long/thin structures in this close-up MAHLI of Augusta. Anyone here got any suggestions as to what these structures could be? Image is unprocessed.
Link to raw http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/ms...460R00_DXXX.jpg |
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Nov 9 2015, 11:54 AM
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Sol 1158: Curiosity completes a 64 meter drive (Midnight Planets) Navcam Mosaic using the available images. Should be close to 'Brandberg', but we need the remaining NavCam's to check location. Roughly stitched in MS ICE Imgur mirror TBA Do We have a meteorite (black rock) at 10h30 approx ? -------------------- |
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Nov 9 2015, 01:17 PM
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Nov 9 2015, 02:11 PM
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This is Paul's half panorama in circular form, showing where we are, adjacent to the rubble-covered Brandberg (right edge of his image).
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Nov 9 2015, 10:15 PM
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Nov 10 2015, 01:57 AM
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Thanks, Jan - and when it is reprojected you can see very clearly where we are relative to the rocky deposit (Brandberg).
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Nov 10 2015, 07:27 AM
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Mission Update: Sol 1160-1161: Brandberg by Ken Herkenhoff : LINK
QUOTE The 68-meter drive planned for Sol 1158 completed as planned, placing the rover near a dark, circular feature named "Brandberg." The tactical operations team studied the images of Brandberg and discussed the value of contact science observations in this area, ultimately deciding to drive on toward the Bagnold Dunes. But before leaving, ChemCam and Mastcam will observe targets "Hoba" and "Gibeon" on the Brandberg feature, which appears to be a remnant of a deposit that has been mostly eroded away. Observations of targets "Bogenfels"
and "Roter Kamm" are also planned, to better understand the rocks upon which the Brandberg material was deposited, as well as another test of the AEGIS software. Mastcam will also acquire mosaics of other interesting features before the Sol 1160 drive, including a sandy ripple named "Elim." The Sol 1161 plan is relatively simple, with the usual DAN, REMS, and RAD background observations along with a ChemCam measurement of the atmosphere over the rover. |
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