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MSL Post-conjunction: Drilling at Cumberland, Revisiting Point Lake and Shaler, site 6 cont'd, sols 272-323, May 12, 2013-July 4,2013
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post May 10 2013, 03:34 AM
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Now we have a new drill target:

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?release=2013-159

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post May 10 2013, 11:48 AM
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This is the according raw Sol 192 Mastcam Right image showing 'Cumberland', here some more context, and here a Sol 269 Navcam Right B image with the right front wheel on the same image.
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post May 11 2013, 07:19 AM
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Regarding cross-contamination mentioned in the article announcing Cumberland as the next target - is it known to what degree that might occur?
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post May 11 2013, 08:06 AM
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If you recall some welds broke on a filter screen inside the CHIMRA (Sample Handling Unit) on the CHIMRA being used here on earth. This has led to the engineering team significantly reducing the use of the voice coil which 'thwacks' the unit inside Curiosity. That thwacking is used for cleaning as well as sifting.
Images taken prior to drilling at John Klien showed significant quantities of residual Rocknest material inside all of the CHIMRA chambers. I do not recall seeing a set of 'post cleaning' images, but the drilled sample inside the scoop appeared to be the same color as the tailings adjacent to the hole. This would suggest little cross contamination. They will probably sequence another set of CHIMRA chamber images before drilling at Cumberland. Hopefully the John Klien drill cuttings are less cohesive than the wind blown Regolith at John Klien, thus allowing more thorough cleaning with reduced levels of thwacking that could reduce the cross contamination even further. Maybe they will sequence a set of CHIMRA chamber images 'post cleaning' the John Klien sample as to assist in quantifying the degree of contamination.
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post May 12 2013, 11:50 PM
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Two-meter drive this morning:

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Drive 43: 2.05 meters, duration 14.35 min, sol 272 12:22:47pm (2013MAY12 14:00:58Z) http://curiositylog.com


...presumably across the Cumberland gap.


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post May 13 2013, 12:48 AM
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OK, back to work on Monday!

If the RHaz pics tell the whole story, they have just backed up so far.


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Also now oriented 228° (was 166°). Might that not be just about what was needed for the arm to reach Cumberland, only 2.75 meters west of JK?

Based on the NAIF data, looks like it turned to 175°, backed up about 0.9 m, turned to about 230°, went forward about 1.2 m.


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post May 13 2013, 12:38 PM
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After the drive (12:22:47 p.m. LMST) Cumberland is located straight in front of the rover, visible in this HazCam Left B image, taken sol 272 12:42:36 P.M. LMST according to your website http://curiosityrover.com/. Compare it with this Sol 269 HazCam Left B image. I'm close to agree with you, but might be they'll drive forward a little bit to reach Cumberland better, we'll see.

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Here the first 11 of a sequence of Sol 271 ChemCam images I wanted to mention:
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Link to the animated GIF.

The LIBS shots have taken place within a very narrow region. That's an observation type I didn't notice before, might be a new one, probably to get a more representative analysis result over a wider range of mineral grains.
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post May 13 2013, 08:43 PM
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And my take on this panoramic, after James -good- one smile.gif



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post May 14 2013, 10:18 AM
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QUOTE (Gerald @ May 13 2013, 03:38 PM) *
but might be they'll drive forward a little bit to reach Cumberland better, we'll see.

That will be the case according to the USGS mission blog. Hence the imaging post-drive.


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Sol 274 Navcam pan taken today is here smile.gif.



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post May 14 2013, 10:43 PM
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Bump forward on 274:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/pr...FHAZ00302M_.JPG
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post May 15 2013, 08:37 PM
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These just in from Sol 275...

Mt. Sharp Panorama...


and the anaglyph....(yeah baby)...


turret recon at the new location....


and - a new MAHLI wheel check!


....gotta love it.


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Is the drought over? wink.gif
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Not sure, they plan to dig another hole in the ground laugh.gif
BTW, I'd said we'll need to add an "s" to drill or open up a new thread.


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