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17th January 2016 Sol 1226
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 17, 2016 Here is a MastCam image of the scoop taken from the Namib dune. This was taken just prior to closing the scoop and sieving taking place as the turret of the robotic arm was rotated.
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29th January 2016 Sol 1238
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 29, 2016 Here is MAHLI’s selfie of Curiosity at work on the Hebron part of the Namib dune. Its a mosaic of 57 images.
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21st December 2016 Sol 1556
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 21, 2016 I am Geo-Min Science theme lead for todays plan. As usual after 4 years of operations we are doing 3 sols of planning at one go.
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17th April 2016 Sol 1315
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 17, 2016 Here is a NavCam mosaic of the Naukluft Plateau. We are looking around us for the next drill target. A particular feature is searching for, and trying to understand, silica enrichments.
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24th June 2016 Sol 1380
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 24, 2016 Here is the latest HiRISE image of Curiosity. It shows the rover on the Naukluft Plateau where we have been for the last few months.
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26th May 2016 Sol 1352
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 26, 2016 We are studying an area called Fracture Town. The aim is to follow up identification of opal to check the extent to which silica has been remobilised by fluids in the sediments.
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20th September 2016 Sol 1466
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 20, 2016 We have got down a new self portrait of Curiosity from MAHLI. This shows the Murray Butte number 12 – where we have just been drilling – in the ChemCam mirror.
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29th November 2016 Sol 1534
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 1, 1970 We have started our 19th drill or scoop. Curiosity now aims to drill at regular elevation intervals (25 m) as we progress up through the Murray formation.
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11th March 2016 Sol 1278
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 11, 2016 In the last few days we have been finding these rounded cm-sized nodules on eroded faces of the underlying Stimson sandstone.
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24th April 2016 Sol 1322
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Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 24, 2016 We have just completed our latest drillhole at Lubango.