MSL Post-conjunction: Drilling at Cumberland, Revisiting Point Lake and Shaler, site 6 cont'd, sols 272-323, May 12, 2013-July 4,2013 |
MSL Post-conjunction: Drilling at Cumberland, Revisiting Point Lake and Shaler, site 6 cont'd, sols 272-323, May 12, 2013-July 4,2013 |
May 10 2013, 03:34 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10197 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
-------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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May 10 2013, 11:48 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2346 Joined: 7-December 12 Member No.: 6780 |
This is the according raw Sol 192 Mastcam Right image showing 'Cumberland', here some more context, and here a Sol 269 Navcam Right B image with the right front wheel on the same image.
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May 11 2013, 07:19 AM
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Regarding cross-contamination mentioned in the article announcing Cumberland as the next target - is it known to what degree that might occur?
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May 11 2013, 08:06 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2430 Joined: 30-January 13 From: Penang, Malaysia. Member No.: 6853 |
If you recall some welds broke on a filter screen inside the CHIMRA (Sample Handling Unit) on the CHIMRA being used here on earth. This has led to the engineering team significantly reducing the use of the voice coil which 'thwacks' the unit inside Curiosity. That thwacking is used for cleaning as well as sifting.
Images taken prior to drilling at John Klien showed significant quantities of residual Rocknest material inside all of the CHIMRA chambers. I do not recall seeing a set of 'post cleaning' images, but the drilled sample inside the scoop appeared to be the same color as the tailings adjacent to the hole. This would suggest little cross contamination. They will probably sequence another set of CHIMRA chamber images before drilling at Cumberland. Hopefully the John Klien drill cuttings are less cohesive than the wind blown Regolith at John Klien, thus allowing more thorough cleaning with reduced levels of thwacking that could reduce the cross contamination even further. Maybe they will sequence a set of CHIMRA chamber images 'post cleaning' the John Klien sample as to assist in quantifying the degree of contamination. |
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May 12 2013, 11:50 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1465 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Columbus OH USA Member No.: 13 |
Two-meter drive this morning:
QUOTE Drive 43: 2.05 meters, duration 14.35 min, sol 272 12:22:47pm (2013MAY12 14:00:58Z) http://curiositylog.com ...presumably across the Cumberland gap. -------------------- |
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May 13 2013, 12:48 AM
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Solar System Cartographer Group: Members Posts: 10197 Joined: 5-April 05 From: Canada Member No.: 227 |
OK, back to work on Monday!
If the RHaz pics tell the whole story, they have just backed up so far. Phil -------------------- ... because the Solar System ain't gonna map itself.
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May 13 2013, 11:50 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1465 Joined: 9-February 04 From: Columbus OH USA Member No.: 13 |
Also now oriented 228° (was 166°). Might that not be just about what was needed for the arm to reach Cumberland, only 2.75 meters west of JK?
Based on the NAIF data, looks like it turned to 175°, backed up about 0.9 m, turned to about 230°, went forward about 1.2 m. -------------------- |
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May 13 2013, 12:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2346 Joined: 7-December 12 Member No.: 6780 |
After the drive (12:22:47 p.m. LMST) Cumberland is located straight in front of the rover, visible in this HazCam Left B image, taken sol 272 12:42:36 P.M. LMST according to your website http://curiosityrover.com/. Compare it with this Sol 269 HazCam Left B image. I'm close to agree with you, but might be they'll drive forward a little bit to reach Cumberland better, we'll see.
--- Here the first 11 of a sequence of Sol 271 ChemCam images I wanted to mention: Link to the animated GIF. The LIBS shots have taken place within a very narrow region. That's an observation type I didn't notice before, might be a new one, probably to get a more representative analysis result over a wider range of mineral grains. |
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May 13 2013, 08:43 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
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May 14 2013, 10:18 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 276 Joined: 11-December 07 From: Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Member No.: 3978 |
but might be they'll drive forward a little bit to reach Cumberland better, we'll see. That will be the case according to the USGS mission blog. Hence the imaging post-drive. -------------------- |
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May 14 2013, 10:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1619 Joined: 12-February 06 From: Bergerac - FR Member No.: 678 |
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May 14 2013, 10:43 PM
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Bump forward on 274:
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl-raw-images/pr...FHAZ00302M_.JPG |
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May 15 2013, 08:37 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 222 Joined: 7-August 12 From: Garberville, CA Member No.: 6500 |
These just in from Sol 275...
Mt. Sharp Panorama... and the anaglyph....(yeah baby)... turret recon at the new location.... and - a new MAHLI wheel check! ....gotta love it. -------------------- "We shall not cease from exploration, and the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we started and know the place for the first time." -T.S. Eliot
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May 16 2013, 05:20 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2091 Joined: 13-February 10 From: Ontario Member No.: 5221 |
Is the drought over?
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May 16 2013, 08:14 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2922 Joined: 14-February 06 From: Very close to the Pyrénées Mountains (France) Member No.: 682 |
Not sure, they plan to dig another hole in the ground
BTW, I'd said we'll need to add an "s" to drill or open up a new thread. -------------------- |
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