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8 August 2018
Sol 2136-2137: Try, Try, and Try Again
The two previous drill attempts in this geologic member have not been able to get to successful depth since the rocks have been more resistant than what we saw earlier in the mission.
6 August 2018
Sol 2134-2135: Third time’s a charm?
After a weekend full of contact science, remote science, and driving, Curiosity arrived at her next drill site within the Pettegrove Point member.
5 August 2018
Sols 2131-2133: Colors Abound in Pettegrove Point
Curiosity is currently preparing to bump to her next drill site in the Pettegrove Point member, but not before gathering many observations at our current location.
2 August 2018
Sol 2129: Dude, where’s my data?
Curiosity is currently on her way to a potentially softer rock target to drill in the Pettegrove Point member of Vera Rubin Ridge.
1 August 2018
Sol 2128: In Search of Softer Rocks
On Sol 2128, Curiosity will continue toward our third potential drill site within the Pettegrove Point member of Vera Rubin Ridge, where we are hoping to find slightly softer rocks.
31 July 2018
Sol 2127: Continuing to Understand Pettegrove Point
Curiosity completed its drive successfully after the science team regrouped from the incomplete drill, which required a different than anticipated weekend plan.
30 July 2018
Sols 2124-2126: It’s a Hard Rock Life
Our attempt at drilling the target ‘Ailsa Craig’ was partly successful: the drill behaved exactly as it was supposed to, but unfortunately we weren’t able to drill very deep. The rock here is just too hard!
26 July 2018
Sols 2122-2123: Preparing to drill at "Ailsa Craig"
We’ll spend most of Sol 2123 recharging, but we also managed to squeeze in a few additional science observations, including two ChemCam LIBS analyses on nearby bedrock targets ‘Tolsta Head’ and ‘Appin.’
24 July 2018
Sol 2121: Blackjack!
Mars dealt us a winning hand today, yielding a sufficiently flat parking space after yesterday’s short bump to allow us to proceed with our plan to drill in this part of the ‘Vera Rubin Ridge.’
23 July 2018
Sol 2120: A Little Bump
Our weekend drive completed successfully and we have our next intended drill target attempt in the rover workspace.
