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18 December 2017
Sols 1909-1910: Driving "home" for the holidays
Today’s planning session kicked off with an important decision about where to drive Curiosity and how that will set us up for exciting science over the holidays.
17 December 2017
Sols 1906-1908: Quick Geologic Transitions!
Only two days ago, Curiosity was exploring a region of the Vera Rubin Ridge that appears more ‘blue’ than its surroundings, and consists of patches of sand and clean bedrock.
16 December 2017
1904-1905: Curiosity’s Arm Workout
We had some nice data (from Curiosity), including a gorgeous image of a finely-layered rock named ‘Trotternish.’
14 December 2017
Sol 1902-1903: Swinging by the sandbox
The majority of the time on the ‘Vera Rubin Ridge,’ Curiosity focuses on the rocks that make up the ridge, measuring their chemistry and imaging their structure to try and understand the origin of this prominent feature in Gale crater.
13 December 2017
Sol 1899-1901: SAM Evolved Gas Analysis
The plan for Curiosity this weekend is to finish up the investigation of Vera Rubin Ridge stop #9 and drive toward the next stop.
6 December 2017
Sol 1897-1898: Welcome to Torridon!
We’ll actually spend a few days at this stop, where we plan to assess the surrounding bedrock, soil, and what we think might be a small impact crater.
5 December 2017
Sols 1895-1896: Dogleg Left
After spending the weekend analyzing the chemistry of several interesting targets, the science team has planned yet another action-packed science investigation into Curiosity’s next two days on Vera Rubin Ridge.
4 December 2017
Sol 1892-94: Decisions, decisions
Planning Curiosity’s daily activities involves making decisions that impact not only that current day’s plan, but also has ripple effects on plans for the next week or even beyond.
30 November 2017
Sol 1891: Making Do With What You Got!
Even before we started planning today’s activities, we knew there would be a chance that we would be limited on the amount of data returned to Earth following the previous drive.
27 November 2017
Sol 1889-1890: Back to the Grind
While many of us spent the holiday weekend relaxing with friends and family, Curiosity took no rest on Mars and continued working hard today.
