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Curiosity Blog: Sols 3412-3414: Trying again...

Curiosity Blog: Sols 3412-3414: Trying again...

Due to an issue with the Sol 3410 and 3411 plans, parts of the Sol 3410 plan didn’t execute and the planned drive did not occur.  But the Sol 3409...

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GS-12/13 Permanent Geodesist Vacancies with Astrogeology Science Center

GS-12/13 Permanent Geodesist Vacancies with Astrogeology Science Center

Do you dream of mapping the Solar System to support NASA missions? Have you worked with planetary shape models, photogrammetry, or geodesy? We’re...

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Curiosity Blog | Sols 3398-3400: The road ahead!

Curiosity Blog | Sols 3398-3400: The road ahead!

The drive on Sol 3397 went well and gave us some good perspective on the road ahead, as seen in the Navcam image below.  Curiosity is perched at the...

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Take the Loveboat Tour of the Solar System!

Take the Loveboat Tour of the Solar System!

Did you know that there are rules for how features on other planets and moons in our Solar System are named? Craters on Venus, for example, are named...

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Astrogeology employees present on planetary coordinate systems at 30th International Cartographic Conference

Astrogeology employees present on planetary coordinate systems at 30th International Cartographic Conference

Most people know that cartographers create maps, but did you know that there’s a lot more to making maps than just drawing what you see? Before you...

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Curiosity Blog | Sols 3362-3363: Sedimentologist's Delight

Curiosity Blog | Sols 3362-3363: Sedimentologist's Delight

After a few sols of challenges that prevented us from getting close-up MAHLI imaging of this dark outcrop in front of us, today we were finally able...

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NASA Selects USGS Scientist to Join the VIPER Science Team

NASA Selects USGS Scientist to Join the VIPER Science Team

Picture yourself as a scientist who has wanted to explore the Moon since their childhood and then NASA invites you to join the Volatile Investigating...

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Curiosity Blog | Sols 3355-3356: Closer to The Prow

Curiosity Blog | Sols 3355-3356: Closer to The Prow

The "bump" planned on Sol 3354 to move the rover closer to "The Prow" outcrop was successful, placing the front wheels very close to the base of the...

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Happy Old Rock Day!

Happy Old Rock Day!

January 7th is Old Rock Day, so let’s take a look at old rocks from near and far!

 

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A crater named for the legendary Dr. Paul D. Spudis: An advocate for future Moon missions

A crater named for the legendary Dr. Paul D. Spudis: An advocate for future Moon missions

We have exciting news!  The International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature has recently approved a lunar crater to...

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Curiosity Blog | Sols 3344-3346: Planning for the New Year

Curiosity Blog | Sols 3344-3346: Planning for the New Year

On Monday, the team uplinked an eleven-sol plan that will take us through the end of December. Today is the last planning day of 2021, and the plan...

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IAU Approves the Name for Marvin Crater: Learn About Ursula Marvin and Marvin Crater

IAU Approves the Name for Marvin Crater: Learn About Ursula Marvin and Marvin Crater

The International Astronomical Union Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature approved the name for Marvin crater on September 30, 2021. Named...

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