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The 5th Planetary Data Workshop and 2nd Planetary Science Informatics & Data Analytics Meeting Was A Huge Success: Information Now Publicly Available

The 5th Planetary Data Workshop and 2nd Planetary Science Informatics & Data Analytics Meeting Was A Huge Success: Information Now Publicly Available

Great news! All presentations from the 2021 Planetary Data Workshop and Planetary Science Informatics & Data Analytics meeting are now available to...

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Curiosity Blog | Sols 3217-3218: Optimizing the next drive

Curiosity Blog | Sols 3217-3218: Optimizing the next drive

The Sol 3216 drive went well, placing the rover in an area of bright bedrock partly covered by dark sand.

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Grover the Geologic Rover: A Visitor Favorite

Grover the Geologic Rover: A Visitor Favorite

When visitors come to the Astrogeology Science Center, Grover the Geologic Rover is often the star attraction. Lunar Roving Vehicles (LRVs) played an...

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Curiosity Blog | Sol 3203: Leaving the Nontron Quad

Curiosity Blog | Sol 3203: Leaving the Nontron Quad

Curiosity is making good progress along the path to our next intended drill location, and making a lot of great observations along the way.

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Local Grand Falls Dunes in the Eyes of Scientific Research

Local Grand Falls Dunes in the Eyes of Scientific Research

The Grand Falls Dunes are approximately 2 km from Grand Falls.  USGS scientists are studying the Grand Falls Dunes not only to benefit the people who...

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Curiosity Blog | Sols 3187-3189: Examining a linear ridge

Curiosity Blog | Sols 3187-3189: Examining a linear ridge

The Sol 3185 drive went well!

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Curiosity Blog | Sols 3173-3175: Cleaning CheMin

Curiosity Blog | Sols 3173-3175: Cleaning CheMin

The data needed to confirm that it was safe to drop some of the latest drill sample into CheMin were received late in the planning process on...

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Curiosity Blog | Sols 3167-3169: Holiday, Soliday, and Preparing To Drill!

Curiosity Blog | Sols 3167-3169: Holiday, Soliday, and Preparing To Drill!

On Sol 3165 Curiosity carried out a short bump to better position the rover for drilling. The bump went well and we were excited to dive straight into...

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Curiosity Blog | Sols 3158-3159: More nodules

Curiosity Blog | Sols 3158-3159: More nodules

The sol 3156 drive went well, leaving the rover on bedrock with lots of dark nodules. 

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Curiosity Blog: Sols 3156-3157: Making good progress

Curiosity Blog: Sols 3156-3157: Making good progress

Curiosity had another nice ~51 m drive over the weekend, making good progress towards the next intended drill location and taking in the view along...

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Curiosity Blog | Sols 3144-3145: Fifty Meters at a Time

Curiosity Blog | Sols 3144-3145: Fifty Meters at a Time

Our 58 meter drive yesterday was successful, putting us in a new location with new targets to analyze! The plan for sols 3144 and 3145 is focused on...

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USGS Astrogeology gears up for the 5th Planetary Data Workshop and 2nd Planetary Science Informatics & Data Analytics Meeting: A data driven endeavor!

USGS Astrogeology gears up for the 5th Planetary Data Workshop and 2nd Planetary Science Informatics & Data Analytics Meeting: A data driven endeavor!

Astrogeology Science Center (ASC) gears up for the upcoming 5th Planetary Data Workshop (PDW) and 2nd Planetary Science Informatics & Data Analytics...

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