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12 March 2018
Sol 1988-1990: Stop and Smell the Argon
We found out this morning that in the Sol 1986 plan, Curiosity’s ChemCam was marked as ‘sick’ and did not run its sequences. But on the bright side, it’s a repeat of a minor issue that we’ve seen before, and so ChemCam will be back in action in today’s 3-sol plan.
11 March 2018
Sol 1986: Clear Vistas On Mars
Seasons make a big difference for Mars vistas…The atmosphere around the globe is the clearest in southern winter.
7 March 2018
Sol 1985: How Hard is a Rock?
Last week when the first Vera Rubin Ridge drill-hole attempts turned out to be too shallow at ‘Lake Orcadie’, discussion in the team turned to the question of, ‘How hard is that rock?
5 March 2018
Sol 1984: Searching for Softer Pastures
Vera Rubin Ridge is as hard as a rock! After two drilling attempts, Curiosity’s drill was not able to dig into the bedrock sufficiently to collect a sample of rock at this location.
3 March 2018
Sols 1981-1983: Second sample acquisition attempt
ll of the data returned from Curiosity for the second drill target, called ‘Lake Orcadie 2,’ support the decision to attempt to acquire sample at that location using feed-extended drilling.
1 March 2018
Sols 1980: Back to science
Today, Sol 1980, we’re taking a break from drilling activities to continue with our remote science campaign at our current location.
28 February 2018
Sol 1979: Mars Strikes Back
It is an exciting time for the Curiosity team. Although the drill was able to create a hole, Mars stubbornly refused to let the drill reach a depth where a rock sample could be collected and has driven Curiosity away from ‘Lake_Orcadie’.
27 February 2018
Sol 1978: Examining drill tailings
…the new drilling technique was partly successful, producing tailings from up to 1 cm below the surface.
26 February 2018
Sols 1974-1976: Ready, Set…Hold
After a successful drill preload test, Curiosity was primed to drill for the first time in about a year.
24 February 2018
Sol 1973: Go for Drilling!
Curiosity is officially go for drilling the ‘Lake Orcadie’ target! After more than a year’s wait for the drill to come back online, the rover planners and engineers are confident and ready to proceed…
