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Sol 2591: Characterizing bedrock at Central Butte
Curiosity is continuing her exploration of Central Butte, focusing on characterizing the lithology of ledge-forming rocks in this area.
Sols 2574-2576: Characterizing Central Butte
In today’s plan, Curiosity is still investigating Central Butte. The rover is a little further up the side of the butte, and the goal is to characterize the different units that we can observe. The Navcam image displayed above shows the workspace (the area right in front of the rover that the arm can reach) for our weekend plan.
How to create a quality digital terrain model
A digital terrain model (DTM) is a digital representation of the elevation of a planetary surface. Members of the Astrogeology team produce DTMs of different bodies in the solar system to address questions about how landscapes formed or changed over time, and to identify safe landing sites for robotic missions.
Sols 2567-2569: Butte and Tower Country
Today Curiosity is in an incredible area, with interesting rocks in the workspace and towering buttes ahead of us. “Central Butte” is visible in the Navcam image below.
Sol 2563: Touch-and-go… towards some impressive strata!
Curiosity Rover Mission Update for Sol 2563.
Astrogeology extends expertise to PLANETS Project
Astrogeology’s subject matter experts help to develop science activities for middle-schoolers.
Join in the Great ShakeOut Earthquake Drills on October 17
The 2019 International ShakeOut Day is on October 17. Everyone, everywhere, should know how to protect themselves during earthquakes, whether they live, work, or travel to an area where earthquakes are common. Be prepared to survive and to recover quickly when the next big earthquake happens. Participation is free. Learn more and register at ShakeOut.org....
Astrogeology Invites the Community to Visit!
As part of Flagstaff’s popular Festival of Science events, the USGS Flagstaff Science Campus recently hosted a Campus-Wide Open House. The Astrogeology Science Center (ASC), Southwest Biological Science Center, and Arizona Water Science Center all provided a variety of activities for the approximately 225 happy visitors who attended.
Sols 2551-2552: Analyzing the Glen Etive 2 drill sample
Sols 2538-2539: An Intermission Filled with Remote Sensing
Today started off with the news that yestersol’s plan did not fully complete. There was an issue in the set of planned SAM activities that resulted in those activities not completing. While we diagnose the issue, we are taking a break from drill activities and filling the plan with lots of remote science.
A new hot spot discovered in Yellow Stone National Park!
Hot spot makes national news!