MARS: CURIOSITY u krateru GALE Vol II.

Daljinski mikro snimak sa sadašnje lokacije. (tamo, ispod, će se proći!)

Tu, za onim platoom, uskoro...Za crtkano će proć najmanje 1 godina.
Prema gore se ide lijevo, zaobilaznim putem.

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Kad se krene lijevo ruta oko dine i prema gore bi mogla približno izgledati ovako : 
(područje dine sad s trenutne lokacije ne vidimo)

Danas se šalju zadnje komande prema roveru.
Još jedno vrijeme će se primati fotografije s orbitera, a onda i to prestaje...
Moratorij će potrajati cca 3 tjedna, ako se ne varam.

Sols 2506-2508: Until we meet again
By   Michelle Minitti,  Planetary Geologist  at Framework
August 23, 2019



NASA's Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image using its Mast Camera (Mastcam) on Sol 2490 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
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Today was the final opportunity to actively command Curiosity before the Sun comes between us and Mars. Most of the instruments are safely stored for the solar conjunction break, but intrepid Navcam was available for some last-minute science observations. Navcam will measure the amount of dust in the atmosphere, look for dust devils, and look for clouds in a series of images and movies on Sol 2506. After that, the remote sensing mast will turn its gaze down toward the workspace to guard against dust accumulation on the mast instruments.

While Curiosity will not receive commands from Earth during solar conjunction, she has already been loaded with a series of commands to keep her systematically gathering data for the next two weeks. REMS and RAD will acquire multiple measurements each sol, DAN will acquire one long passive measurement each sol, and Navcam and the front and rear Hazcams will each acquire one image per day. The mast's downward-looking view includes the "Glen Etive" drill hole, allowing Navcam to monitor any changes in the cuttings around the drill hole. DAN will also acquire active measurements twice during solar conjunction to exercise its neutron generator. The data gathered will be stored up for return once we regain reliable communications with Mars.

Just as solar conjunction is not time off for Curiosity, it is not time off for the science team! Without the responsibilities of commanding the rover, the team has more time to pore over the spectacular data Curiosity has gathered for us. It takes time to translate each image, mosaic, and spectrum into a better understanding of what happened in Gale crater, and conjunction affords us more of this time to think deeply and carefully. Ultimately, the time dedicated to science turns into papers, which are one of the many ways the science team communicates what it has learned with our colleagues and the wider public.

If you miss Curiosity while she is out of contact, enjoy your own tour through all our images here. We promise there is enough to see there to get you through two weeks!

Evo, sa najvišeg mjesta...

Kontekst...

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Before the Storm:
This mid-afternoon view from 2016 using Curiosity's right-side mast camera (R-MastCam) features a distant section of the inner rim wall of Gale Crater. It was acquired during a period when there was little dust or haze in the atmosphere, so conditions were optimal for long-distance imaging. JPL have been studying this particular section of the rim wall throughout the mission comparing the differing visibility during several Martian solar years. The rover acquired this image during mission sol 1309, April 16, 2016, while the rover was conducting remote science between drives on the "Naukluft Plateau" on lower Mount Sharp, inside Gale Crater. The tall peak of the crater wall featured in this image, was located just 2.8 degrees from north, at that time Curiously was stationed about 17.6 miles (28.4 kilometers) away from the peak, its summit is about 3,900 feet (1,200 meters) above the base of its foothills.

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Gornje pod našim nebom:

Fotografirano s pozicije sol 1417, dakle prije točno 1094 sola (marsovih dana).

Krajnje lijeco, u gornjem kutu se nazire Mt Sharp.

Marsova trobojka...

September 11, 2019
The focus of Curiosity's activities since returning to operations after conjunction, now that Mars has safely moved out from behind the sun, is to finish up the analyses associated with the drilling campaign at "Glen Etive 1." Yestersol we planned to dump drill fines from the drill bit assembly (DBA) and the analyses of those fines with APXS (for chemistry) and MAHLI (for close up colour and texture), as well as obtaining MAHLI images of the drill hole and associated fines surrounding the hole (tailings). The MAHLI images of the drill tailings allowed us to choose the best location on the tailings to analyze with APXS in the plan tosol. We are interested in comparing the chemistry of the tailings, versus the DBA fines, versus the brushed surface prior to drilling to look for variations in composition with depth. We may have intersected different layers during drilling; the tailings are typically derived from the top 2 cm of the drill hole, while the DBA fines are derived from the lower several cms. More MAHLI imaging of the the drill hole was also planned, including angled night time imaging down the hole to look for any obvious layering or veins. In the Payload Uplink/Downlink role for the APXS instrument tosol, I was involved in helping to select where to place APXS, working with the rover arm engineers at JPL in Pasadena, as well as being responsible for delivering the commands to our instrument to execute the measurement.
Because the current, as well as upcoming activities require substantial power the geology group decided not to plan any further science observations tosol, thereby conserving power. However, the environmental group planned the normal cadence of background REMS and DAN passive measurements. Standard RAD measurements were also planned.
The team is looking forward to wrapping up here at Glen Etive 1 and drilling another hole close by to enable a more detailed study of this material with the internal rover laboratory instruments, CheMin and SAM.
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image using its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on Sol 2523 Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. ~25 cm standoff MAHLI image of the Glen Etive 1 drill hole. The hole is ~1.6 cm diameter. This image is being used to place APXS on the tailings surrounding the hole in the plan tosol.
These blog updates are provided by self-selected Mars Science Laboratory mission team members who love to share what Curiosity is doing with the public.
Dates of planned rover activities described in these reports are subject to change due to a variety of factors related to the Martian environment, communication relays and rover status