MARS: CURIOSITY u krateru GALE Vol II.

Sols 1591-1592: Early Wheel Check-Up

25 January 2017

The Sol 1589-1590 plan went well, with a successful ~31 meter drive. ChemCam remains “sick” and some diagnostic activities are being planned for the weekend plan. We are approaching the Bagnold Dunes, so in order to save time and allow more room for science activities at the dunes, today’s plan does not include a drive. Instead, we will do a MAHLI check-up of the wheels. Before checking on the wheels, the Sol 1591 plan starts with APXS and MAHLI of the bedrock target “Munsungun”, followed by Mastcam of “Daniel Island” and “Chapman”. After the MAHLI images of the wheels, we will do a short “bump” drive to get in position for weekend science.
SAM will do an evolved gas experiment overnight, and then on Sol 1592 Navcam has a dust devil search and Mastcam has some multispectral images of Hematite Ridge. Mastcam also has a small stereo mosaic of “Maple Mountain”.
by Ryan Anderson
-Ryan is a planetary scientist at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center and a member of the ChemCam team on MSL.

Vau...Pogled s okom mastCam  na Ireson Hill (i dalje prema zapadu) ..pozicija sol 1590.
Vidimo naguravanje blata (sivo-mlađe doba) preko kamenja iz starijeg doba.



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Registrirana "pijavica" ...

Curiosity-марсоход. Сол 1590
yesterday at 12:41 pm


Гора Шарпа всё ближе

Обзорный взгляд левой мачтовой камеры на приближающиеся склоны горы Шарпа. До первого серьезного горного препятствия - Гематитового хребта - осталось около километра. Взобраться на него Curiosity не сможет - придется обходить еще около двух км. Зато Гематитовый хребет - одно из самых перспективных мест на Марсе, где есть шанс найти следы марсианской жизни, если она там когда-либо вообще была. Поэтому исследование обещает быть интересным.

На панораме хорошо видна многослойная структура горы. Для изучения нижних, самых интересных слоев, уйдут еще годы, и с каждым шагом марсоход будет подниматься выше, а мы будем понимать Марс лучше.




Vitaly Egorov je vrhunski velemajstor fotografije.
Njegovi kompoziti uvijek izazivaju posebnu pozornost.
Ovo gore su, tako vjerujem, prave marsove boje.

U gornji kompozitu Egorova sam približno(jako grubo!) balasirao boje, usklađeno na boju našega neba.

sol 1594...prevoženo 25.8 m

Sols 1596-1597: Approaching the dunes for round two

30 January 2017

Over the weekend, Curiosity drove an additional ~ 26 meters to the southwest, as we prepare for another investigation of the active sand dunes.  We’re still a few more drives away from the dunes, but looking forward to the next campaign.  I was the GSTL today, and we planned some contact science and Mastcam imaging and another drive.  The plan starts with a short APXS integration and MAHLI imaging of “Isleboro” to characterize the composition, grain size, and sedimentary structures exposed in a typical block of the Murray formation.  Then we’ll use Mastcam to document some color variations and stratification at “Parker Bog,” and to assess fracture patterns at “Jim Pond.” We’ll also take a Mastcam image to monitor the deck and characterize the movement of fines.  And ChemCam will continue its recovery activities with a LIBS observation of the titanium calibration target.  Then Curiosity will drive further to the southwest, and acquire post-drive imaging for context and targeting, including an upper tier Navcam frame to prepare for more imaging of “Ireson Hill” (seen in the above Mastcam image from Sol 1590).  The second sol is devoted to environmental monitoring, with Mastcam and Navcam observations to assess dust in the atmosphere and search for dust devils.
By Lauren Edgar
--Lauren is a Research Geologist at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center and a member of the MSL science team.

Hireson Hill, pogled s pozicije sol 1596 - jugoistočna strana.

sol 1596...prevoženo novih cca 20 m. Mic po mic iz više razloga: težak teren + znanstveni razlozi- izrada geološkog profila (točke međusobno udaljene cca 25 m-takav je plan).

Boje neba se mijenjaju tijekom dana. Ovako izgleda kod zalaska sunca (krater Gale, naravno).

Sol 1596...moja približna procjena pozicije...ako sam dobro razumio maloprije pristigle podatke. Kao da se namjerava posjetiti Ireson Hill...