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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.
21 November 2017
Sols 1882 – 1888: Science-Filled Thanksgiving Holiday
This week we put together two extra-large helpings of science to get Curiosity through the Thanksgiving holiday.
19 November 2017
Sols 1879-1881: Stay frosty!
We’re only a few sols from southern winter solstice in Gale Crater on Mars, which means it’s pretty much the coldest time of year and the best time for Curiosity to try to see water frost on the surface.
15 November 2017
Sol 1877 – 1878: The Last Drive Before Thanksgiving
The science team has a lot of activities we’d like to do that require Curiosity to stay in a single location for several days, so the Earth days that the ops team has off for Thanksgiving will be a perfect time for the rover to get some really good science done without needing input from the ground.
