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December 11, 2012
The NASA Mars rover Curiosity drove 63 feet (19 meters) northeastward early Monday, Dec. 10, approaching a step down into a slightly lower area called "Yellowknife Bay," where researchers intend to choose a rock to drill.
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November 21, 2012
A Martian dust storm that NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been tracking since last week has also produced atmospheric changes detectable by rovers on Mars.
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November 20, 2012
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity completed a touch-and-go inspection of one rock on Sunday, Nov. 18, then pivoted and, on the same day, drove toward a Thanksgiving overlook location.
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November 13, 2012
A pinch of fine sand and dust became the first solid Martian sample deposited into the biggest instrument on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity: the Sample Analysis at Mars, or SAM.
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November 6, 2012
After three months working on "Mars time," the team operating NASA Mars rover Curiosity has switched to more regular hours, as planned.
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October 29, 2012
NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity on Sol 82 (Oct. 29, 2012) used its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) to photograph the diverse rocks in the "Rocknest" area and prepared for an overnight analysis of a soil sample by the Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) instrument.
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October 25, 2012
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its Mast Camera (Mastcam) during the mission's 78th sol (Oct. 24, 2012) to view soil material on the rover's observation tray.
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October 22, 2012
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity shook a scoopful of dusty sand inside its sample-handling mechanism on Sol 75 (Oct. 21, 2012) as the third scrubbing of interior surfaces of the mechanism.
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October 10, 2012
The team operating Curiosity decided on Oct. 9, 2012, to proceed with using the rover's first scoop of Martian material.
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October 9, 2012
Curiosity's main activity in the 62nd sol of the mission (Oct. 8, 2012) was to image a small, bright object on the ground using the Remote Micro-Imager of the Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument.
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October 8, 2012
Curiosity's first scooping activity appeared to go well on Oct. 7.
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October 8, 2012
On the mission's 61st Martian day, or sol (Oct. 7, 2012),NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its soil scoop for the first time, collecting a scoopful of sand and powdery material at the "Rocknest" site.
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October 5, 2012
On Sol 58 (Oct. 4, 2012) Curiosity maneuvered its arm to use instruments for close-up examination of sandy material at the "Rocknest" site.
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October 3, 2012
On Sol 56 (Oct. 2, 2012), Curiosity drove about 20 feet (6 meters) westward to reach a ripple of sand and dust deposited by the wind at a soil patch called "Rocknest."
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October 2, 2012
On Sol 55 (Oct. 1, 2012), Curiosity finished observations at the "Bathurst Inlet" rock target it had examined with instruments on the arm.
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October 1, 2012
On Sol 54 (Sept. 30, 2012), Curiosity used two tools at the end of its arm to inspect two targets on an angular rock called "Bathurst Inlet."
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September 28, 2012
On Sol 52 (Sept. 28), Curiosity drove about 122 feet (37.3 meters) eastward toward the Glenelg area, using visual odometry to assess and adjust for any wheel slippage.
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September 26, 2012
On Sol 50 (Sept. 26), Curiosity completed its longest drive yet, rolling about 160 feet (48.9 meters) eastward toward the Glenelg area.
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September 25, 2012
The rover science team's current focus is on getting Curiosity to the Glenelg area, and the drive took the rover eastward toward that destination.
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September 24, 2012
NASA's rover Curiosity touched a Martian rock with its robotic arm for the first time on Sept. 22, assessing what chemical elements are in the rock called "Jake Matijevic."
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September 20, 2012
In a day of abbreviated activities due to timing of downlink relays, Curiosity used cameras on Sol 44 (Sept. 20) to observe early-morning atmospheric conditions, inspect a nearby rock, and image rover hardware.
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September 19, 2012
A series of daily drives has taken NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity to a vantage point about halfway to a science destination area called Glenelg.
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September 18, 2012
On Sol 42 (Sept. 17, 2012), Curiosity drove about 105 feet (32 meters), toward the east-southeast, bringing the mission's total driving distance to about 850 feet (259 meters).
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September 17, 2012
Sol 39 through 41 (Sept. 14 - 17) were driving days for the Curiosity rover. On Sol 39, Curiosity logged 72 feet (22 meters) driven.
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September 14, 2012
Sol 38 (Sept. 13, 2012) was destined to be a driving day for NASA's latest addition to the Martian landscape.
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September 13, 2012
Sol 37 (Sept. 12, 2012) was Curiosity's last day of characterization activities for its robotic arm.
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September 11, 2012
On Sol 35 of its mission on Mars (Sept. 10, 2012) Curiosity continued activities for characterizing its arm and the tools on the arm.
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September 10, 2012
The camera at the end of the robotic arm on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity spent a busy weekend taking photos from several arm positions.
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September 7, 2012
Curiosity skipped arm testing on Sol 31 (Sept. 6) after controllers held back on new commanding due to a caution about a temperature reading on the arm.
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September 5, 2012
Curiosity completed a drive of 100 feet (30.5 meters) during the mission's Sol 29, on Sept. 4, 2012, traveling southeastward with a dogleg move partway through the drive to skirt some sand.
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September 4, 2012
Curiosity continued to work in good health during the Labor Day weekend.
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August 31, 2012
Curiosity took a sol off from driving and spent time during the mission's Sol 25, on Aug. 31, 2012, taking images and collecting environmental monitoring data.
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August 30, 2012
Curiosity drove about 70 feet (about 21 meters) on Thursday, continuing its trek eastward toward a science destination called Glenelg, where it may begin using its drill.
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August 20, 2012
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity flexed its robotic arm today for the first time since before launch in November 2011.
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August 19, 2012
Today, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity fired its laser for the first time on Mars, using the beam from a science instrument to interrogate a fist-size rock called "Coronation."
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August 9, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's surface operations.
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August 8, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's surface operations.
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August 7, 2012
Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations
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August 6, 2012
Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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August 6, 2012
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory carrying the Curiosity rover has separated from the cruise stage that carried it from Earth to the Red Planet.
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August 5, 2012
Its approximately 352 million mile (567 million kilometer), 36-week journey from Earth nearly complete, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft and its Curiosity rover are "all systems go" for touchdown in Mars' Gale Crater tonight at 10:31 p.m. PDT (1:31 a.m. EDT Aug. 6).
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August 4, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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August 3, 2012
With less than three days to go before touchdown on the Red Planet, Curiosity remains in good health, with all systems operating as expected.
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August 2, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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August 1, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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July 31, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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July 30, 2012
The public is invited to tune in for a series of news briefings from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., for the upcoming landing of NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars.
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July 30, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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July 29, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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July 28, 2012
Eight days before reaching Mars, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft performed a flight-path adjustment scheduled more than nine months ago.
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July 28, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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July 27, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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July 26, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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July 25, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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July 25, 2012
NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft has successfully adjusted its orbital location to be in a better position to provide prompt confirmation of the August landing of the Curiosity rover.
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July 24, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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July 23, 2012
Preparations continue for Curiosity's entry, descent and landing and surface operations.
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July 22, 2012
Engineers at NASA's Deep Space Network continue to run differential ranging track passes to track Mars Science Laboratory's trajectory.
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July 21, 2012
Today, engineers at NASA's Deep Space Network are running two differential ranging track passes to track Mars Science Laboratory's trajectory.
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July 20, 2012
As of yesterday evening, the week-long reboot and configuration activities on Curiosity's two redundant main computers, or Rover Compute Elements.
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July 19, 2012
With updated flight sequences and communications parameters for entry, descent and landing and surface operations now uploaded to one of Curiosity's two redundant main computers.
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July 18, 2012
Activities continue to prepare Curiosity's redundant main computers, or Rover Compute Elements, for arrival at Mars.
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July 17, 2012
Activities continue through July 20 to prepare Curiosity’s redundant main computers, or Rover Compute Elements, for arrival at Mars.
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July 16, 2012
Beginning today, Curiosity's redundant main computers, or Rover Compute Elements, will be power-cycled while in the online, or backup mode.
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July 13, 2012
The Radiation Assessment Detector instrument on Curiosity has finished the measurements it had been making during its flight from Earth to Mars.
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July 12, 2012
Today, the Mars Science Laboratory flight team is conducting a final operations readiness test of entry, descent and landing procedures in preparation for Curiosity's landing on Aug. 5, PDT.
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July 11, 2012
The Mars Science Laboratory Spacecraft completed an attitude control turn today, adjusting its orientation for keeping its medium-gain antenna pointed toward Earth for communications.
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March 26, 2012
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft, halfway to Mars, adjusted its flight path today for delivery of the one-ton rover Curiosity to the surface of Mars in August.
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February 9, 2012
Engineers have found the root cause of a computer reset that occurred two months ago on NASA's Mars Science Laboratory and have determined how to correct it.
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