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Curiosity Blog | Sols 3786-3788: Ready for Software Upgrade

Curiosity Blog | Sols 3786-3788: Ready for Software Upgrade

An issue at a Deep Space Network station prevented the Sol 3785 plan from being sent to Mars, so none of those planned activities occurred. But the...

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Sols 3759-3761: More analyses of the Tapo Caparo drill sample

Sols 3759-3761: More analyses of the Tapo Caparo drill sample

Mars: the NASA Curiosity rover conducts more analyses of the Tapo Caparo drill sample.

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Curiosity Blog | Sol 3755: Got rock sample?

Curiosity Blog | Sol 3755: Got rock sample?

The tactical operations team was very happy this morning because it appears that a sample of the Tapo Caparo bedrock was successfully acquired...

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Curiosity Blog: Sols 3744-3745: The One That Got Away…

Curiosity Blog: Sols 3744-3745: The One That Got Away…

The team was eagerly awaiting our downlink this morning to hear how the drill attempt from Sol 3742 went.

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The Remarkable Use of Moonlight to Calibrate Earth-Observing Satellite Sensors

The Remarkable Use of Moonlight to Calibrate Earth-Observing Satellite Sensors

Did you know that the USGS RObotic Lunar Observatory (ROLO) project helps Earth-observing satellite operators monitor the performance of satellite...

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Curiosity Blog | Sols 3278-3279: Making the most of limited data!

Curiosity Blog | Sols 3278-3279: Making the most of limited data!

The Sol 3727 drive went well, positioning the rover at the transition in the Marker Band that was the goal of the drive.  As expected, we did not...

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USGS Returns to the Moon!

USGS Returns to the Moon!

The Artemis program just took a giant leap toward returning to the Moon! With the First National Cislunar Science & Technology Strategy press release...

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Curiosity blog | Sols 3718-3720: Go For Drilling at Encanto

Curiosity blog | Sols 3718-3720: Go For Drilling at Encanto

In the previous plan, Curiosity conducted a preliminary assessment of the potential drill target “Encanto” (as seen in the above MAHLI image) and...

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Caves Across the Solar System

Caves Across the Solar System

Are you curious about extraterrestrial caves? Do you wonder what’s inside of these cave systems and how they were formed? We’ve reached out to...

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A Martian Mons Mystery, (Paleo) Climate Change, and Rivers of Lava: What Three New USGS Maps Reveal About Mars

A Martian Mons Mystery, (Paleo) Climate Change, and Rivers of Lava: What Three New USGS Maps Reveal About Mars

The USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona recently released a series of geologic Martian maps that could all be impactful to future...

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Curiosity Blogs | Sols 3710–3711: Pausing to Take in the View!

Curiosity Blogs | Sols 3710–3711: Pausing to Take in the View!

At this point in the mission, the team is very good at responding to tactical surprises. Today, we did not receive the necessary downlink to proceed...

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From Earth to Space: Astrogeology team tell Denver7 News how they use Terrestrial Analog sites to study our Solar System!

From Earth to Space: Astrogeology team tell Denver7 News how they use Terrestrial Analog sites to study our Solar System!

Do you want to know how and why scientists use terrestrial analogs to do research and explore space? Watch this quick video of physical scientist Ryan...

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