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July 24th, 2019
Curiosity Front Hazcam Right B photo acquired on Sol 2475, July 24, 2019.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has just started Sol 2476 duties.
Curiosity Front Hazcam Right B photo acquired on Sol 2475, July 24, 2019.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The rover has been busily carrying out both remote science and contact science, reports Kristen Bennett, a planetary geologist at the USGS Astrogeology Science Center in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Recently planned was a large Mastcam mosaic of the outcrop located to the south of Curiosity.
Vertical exposure
“When we see outcrops like this one that show a vertical exposure of laminated rocks, we capture it in high resolution Mastcam images so that scientists can look for sedimentary structures that give us clues as to how the rock formed,” Bennett reports.
Curiosity Navcam Left B image taken on Sol 2475, July 24, 2019.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Curiosity’s workspace exhibits a lot of pebbles, plus a few small blocks. Two of the blocks, “Moine” and “Mither Tap,” were targeted by the robot’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI), Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS), and the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument.
Curiosity Navcam Left B image taken on Sol 2475, July 24, 2019.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Curiosity Rear Hazcam Left B image acquired on Sol 2475, July 24, 2019.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Curiosity Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) photo produced on Sol 2475. July 23, 2019. MAHLI is located on the turret at the end of the rover’s robotic arm.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Bennett added that Curiosity is slated to again wheel itself to a new exploration spot.
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