Stop and Smell the Argon
On Sol 1989, MAHLI will inspect our battered wheels, and then we will drive for about 45 meters, followed by the usual post-drive imaging. APXS will pull another all-nighter, this…
Sol 2045: Purple Coleraine, Purple Coleraine
The drive planned on sol 2045 will take Curiosity off of Vera Rubin Ridge and back into the broken-up rocks that comprise the Blunt’s Point member of the Murray formation….
Finishing Up Observations of Ogunquit Beach
Tosol we planned to finish up our suite of observations on the “Ogunquit Beach” sand sample that was off-loaded from the rover over the weekend. As described in yesterday’s blog,…
Familiar rocks at our feet
On Sol 2420 Curiosity drove ~61 m back to the “Woodland Bay” target, to analyze some interesting thick and thin laminations within the bedrock that we had observed previously, and…
Sols 4157-4158: What is That?? – Science@NASA
Sols 4157-4158: What’s That?? Science@NASA
Comet Geyser: Perseverance’s 24th Rock Core
The presence of carbonate within the Comet Geyser sample suggests that water, carbon dioxide, and chemical elements derived from rocks or sediments in and around ancient Jezero crater once reacted…
Sol 2361 – 2362: Lots to explore in Glen Torridon – Science@NASA
Sol 2361 – 2362: Tons to discover in Glen Torridon Science@NASA
NASA Plans to Devise New Plan for Mars Sample Return Program
NASA Administrator Invoice Nelson has unveiled the company’s plans to hunt new strategies of retrieving Mars samples being collected by the Perseverance rover to assist future area exploration missions. “Safely…
Sol 2369-2371: This is why we came to Gale – Science@NASA
Sol 2369-2371: For this reason we got here to Gale Science@NASA
Exploring the New Terrain – One Measurement at a Time
The parking location presented us with the same pebbly-strewn surface as before, with the occasional small sand feature. With this terrain being new, and some small-scale sedimentary features spotted by…