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space-exploration1 year ago

"Curiosity Rover Explores Striped Terrain on Mars"

NASA's Curiosity rover is currently exploring an ancient ridge on the side of Mount Sharp on Mars, known as Gediz Vallis Ridge, which preserves a record of past water flow on the planet. The rover is investigating the alternating dark and light bands of material, which are believed to be the desiccated remains of ancient flooding. Scientists are interested in understanding the formation of these terrains and whether they were created by similar processes to those on Earth. The rover's mission aims to uncover clues about the sequence of events that led to the formation of the ridge and to study the mineral compositions of the rocks to determine their exposure to water over time.

via Universe Today|
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space2 years ago

Curiosity Rover Reaches Mars Ridge, Uncovering Ancient Water Debris

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has successfully reached Gediz Vallis Ridge, a formation believed to be a remnant of powerful ancient debris flows that occurred three billion years ago during one of Mars' last wet periods. The ridge, which preserves evidence of the planet's watery past, was previously inaccessible due to challenging terrain. Curiosity's arrival at the ridge allows scientists to study rocks that were transported from higher up on Mount Sharp, providing valuable insights into Martian history. The rover has also captured images of the eroded remnants of a debris flow fan, contributing to our understanding of these geological features on both Mars and Earth. Curiosity is now preparing to explore the channel above the ridge to learn more about the flow of water on Mount Sharp.

via NASA Mars Exploration|
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space2 years ago

Mars Rover's Recent Activities on Gediz Vallis Ridge

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is wrapping up its mini campaign at the upper Gediz Vallis Ridge (uGVR) and will be driving back to the Mount Sharp Ascent Route (MSAR). In the final two sols at the uGVR, Curiosity will document five float rocks, conduct multispectral analysis and LIBS observations, and unstow its arm for further documentation. The plan also includes taking Mastcam mosaics, Long Distance RMIs, a dust devil survey, and atmospheric observations.

via NASA Mars Exploration|
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space2 years ago

Navigating the Martian "Bermuda Triangle": NASA's Journey to the Ridgetop on Sols 3923-3925

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is approaching the Gediz Vallis Ridge, a long-term goal of the mission. The team refers to it as the "Bermuda Triangle" of Mt. Sharp. Due to uncertain footing, the rover's arm cannot be deployed for contact science, so remote sensing will be used instead. Mastcam will capture a 360-degree panorama and perform large mosaics of the transition between rock materials. ChemCam will study possible surface coatings and compositional variations, while Navcam will capture dust devil movies and measure dust in the air. A short drive will bring Curiosity within arm's reach of the boulder collection, allowing for contact science in the future.

via NASA Mars Exploration|
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space2 years ago

"NASA's Mars Exploration: Journey to the Gediz Vallis Ridge"

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity is making its way towards the Gediz Vallis ridge, leaving wheel tracks in the sand that spell out "JPL" in Morse Code. The rover conducted targeted science investigations, including analyzing bedrock and characterizing the chemical diversity of the local area. Environmental imaging was also performed to analyze dust in the atmosphere and observe cloud formations. As Curiosity approaches the ridge, scientists are preparing for a science campaign to study its nature, origin, and evolution within Gale crater.

via NASA Mars Exploration|
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