Exploring Mt Sharp - The Dunes - Part 1: Bagnold Dunes, Site 51-53, Sol 1172-1273, November 24, 2015-March 6, 2016 |
Exploring Mt Sharp - The Dunes - Part 1: Bagnold Dunes, Site 51-53, Sol 1172-1273, November 24, 2015-March 6, 2016 |
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Midnight Planets reporting that Curiosity moved approximately 46.2m SSE (161º) on Sol 1172. LINK Quick and Dirty L-NavCam using the 5 available frames (MS ICE), reduced ~10% to get within the UL limit
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Dec 18 2015, 01:17 AM
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JPL Press Release: Rocks Rich in Silica Present Puzzles for Mars Rover Team LINK
Edit: Video of the Associated Press Conference at the American Geophysical Union (AGU): 'Latest findings from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover mission One year at Mount Sharp' YouTube Link Duration: 18 minutes followed by 22 minutes of good questions from the press. Members of the science team for NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover describe recent findings from investigations on the lower slope of Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons). Some rocks there are highly enriched in silica, in contrast to the rock compositions seen on the surrounding plains. Other sites on Mars, such as ground investigated by NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, are also rich in silica. Researchers are looking at similarities and differences among silica-rich sites for understanding changes in ancient wet environments. Participants: Ashwin Vasavada, Project Scientist for Curiosity, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, U.S.A.; Liz Rampe, Curiosity Science Team Member, Aerodyne Industries at NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas, U.S.A.; Albert Yen, Curiosity Science Team Member, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California, U.S.A.; Jens Frydenvang, Curiosity Science Team Member, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, U.S.A., and University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. |
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