South to Vera Rubin Ridge, (Sites 62-63, Sols 1659-1726, Apr 6 2017-Jun 14 2017) |
South to Vera Rubin Ridge, (Sites 62-63, Sols 1659-1726, Apr 6 2017-Jun 14 2017) |
Apr 19 2017, 02:15 AM
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The "crepes" are really quite lovely. In parts the white deposit seems to morph into pinkish / tan. I would punt for a thin lamination of calcium sulphate with impurities.
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Apr 19 2017, 12:44 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10226 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
-------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Apr 20 2017, 08:18 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2870 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
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Apr 21 2017, 07:54 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2431 Joined: 30-January 13 From: Penang, Malaysia. Member No.: 6853 |
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Apr 22 2017, 12:44 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10226 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
An invaluable source of day to day news about Curiosity activities has been the USGS blog at:
https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/ It is mirrored at JPL at this URL: https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/mission/mars-...ission-updates/ - and at the moment that is being updated while the USGS site is not. Just in case anyone is looking for new updates. I know I do every day. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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Apr 22 2017, 12:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2431 Joined: 30-January 13 From: Penang, Malaysia. Member No.: 6853 |
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Apr 22 2017, 11:09 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2431 Joined: 30-January 13 From: Penang, Malaysia. Member No.: 6853 |
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Apr 22 2017, 02:27 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2870 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
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Apr 22 2017, 07:19 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2870 Joined: 22-April 05 From: Ridderkerk, Netherlands Member No.: 353 |
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Apr 24 2017, 03:34 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2431 Joined: 30-January 13 From: Penang, Malaysia. Member No.: 6853 |
Another periodic check of the deck mounted Rover Environmental Monitoring Station (REMS) Ultra-Violet Sensor (UVS) housing suggests a small increase in fine dust levels on the lenses of the 6 UV sensors.
Montage of a selection of checks (preview) with links below: Flickr 1024x541px Link Flickr 9994x5276px Link |
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Apr 24 2017, 07:37 AM
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Apr 24 2017, 12:04 PM
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Reprojected hazcams for the sol 1676 drive. They should project to a wider angle than this suggests, but my ad hoc method produces a narrower image. Anyway, a very clear location comes from this.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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Apr 24 2017, 01:17 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2431 Joined: 30-January 13 From: Penang, Malaysia. Member No.: 6853 |
Reprojected hazcams for the sol 1676 drive. Midnight planets now reporting the drive as 'approximately 17.0m SSE (166º) on Sol 1676' Link |
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Apr 24 2017, 04:18 PM
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Administrator Group: Admin Posts: 5172 Joined: 4-August 05 From: Pasadena, CA, USA, Earth Member No.: 454 |
An invaluable source of day to day news about Curiosity activities has been the USGS blog at: https://astrogeology.usgs.gov/ It is mirrored at JPL at this URL: https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/mission/mars-...ission-updates/ - and at the moment that is being updated while the USGS site is not. Just in case anyone is looking for new updates. I know I do every day. Phil There's been a change in the ownership of the blog. Ashwin told me: "FYI we have changed our blogging from the USGS to JPL. The original 3 authors still participate, but we’ve recruited several more. The posts are now natively hosted at JPL (same web page) instead of mirroring USGS." -------------------- My website - My Patreon - @elakdawalla on Twitter - Please support unmannedspaceflight.com by donating here.
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Apr 24 2017, 04:29 PM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10226 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
Also, the JPL site contains archives all the way back to just before landing. At USGS the archiving arrangement was not easy to get into.
Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
Also to be found posting similar content on https://mastodon.social/@PhilStooke Maps for download (free PDF: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/comm...Cartography.pdf NOTE: everything created by me which I post on UMSF is considered to be in the public domain (NOT CC, public domain) |
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