{"id":786226,"date":"2024-07-23T20:53:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-24T01:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=786226"},"modified":"2024-07-23T20:53:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-24T01:53:50","slug":"sols-4250-4252-so-many-rocks-so-little-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=786226","title":{"rendered":"Sols 4250-4252: So Many Rocks, So Little Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\" hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-secondary-navigation\">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-wrapper z-top width-100 padding-0\">\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-secondary-navigation width-full border-bottom-1px text-center hds-color-mode-dark hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-hdsnav\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"hds-secondary-nav-mobile-button display-flex tablet:display-flex desktop:display-none width-full flex-align-center bg-carbon-90 border-color-carbon-80 color-spacesuit-white\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"hds-secondary-nav-track\"><span>Curiosity Navigation<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-nav-track grid-container grid-container-extrawide padding-0 tablet:padding-x-3 desktop:padding-x-2 \">\n<div class=\"hds-secondary-navigation-menu-items\">\n<nav>\n<ul class=\"usa-nav__primary usa-accordion flex-justify-center margin-0\">\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Curiosity Home<\/span><\/button>\n<ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\">\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Mission Overview<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Where is Curiosity?<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Mission Updates<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Science<\/span><\/button>\n<ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\">\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Overview<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Instruments<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Highlights<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Exploration Goals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item \">News and Features<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Multimedia<\/span><\/button>\n<ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\">\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Curiosity Raw Images<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Images<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Videos<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Audio<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">More Resources<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>Mars Missions<\/span><\/button>\n<ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\">\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Mars Sample Return<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Mars Perseverance Rover<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Mars Curiosity Rover<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">MAVEN<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Mars Odyssey<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">More Mars Missions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__primary-item\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"usa-accordion__button usa-nav__link\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"basic-nav-section-one\"><span>The Solar System<\/span><\/button>\n<ul id=\"basic-nav-section-one\" class=\"usa-nav__submenu\">\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">The Sun<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Mercury<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Venus<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Earth<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">The Moon<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Mars<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Jupiter<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Saturn<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Uranus<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Neptune<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Pluto &#038; Dwarf Planets<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">Asteroids, Comets &#038; Meteors<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">The Kuiper Belt<\/li>\n<li class=\"usa-nav__submenu-item \">The Oort Cloud<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"padding-top-5 padding-bottom-3 width-full maxw-full hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-article-intro\">\n<div class=\"width-full maxw-full article-header\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2 width-full maxw-full\">\n<p class=\"label carbon-60 margin-0 margin-bottom-3 padding-0\">3 min read<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"display-48 margin-bottom-2\">Sols 4250-4252: So Many Rocks, So Little Time<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\">\n<div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\">\n<figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\">\n<div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">This image was taken by Right Navigation Camera onboard NASA\u2019s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4248 \u2013 Martian day 4,248 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission \u2013 on July 19, 2024, at 02:34:33 UTC.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Earth planning date: Friday, July 19, 2024<\/p>\n<p>As usual with our weekend plans, we are packing a lot of science into today\u2019s three-sol plan. I had the fun of planning a complex and large set of arm activities as the Arm Rover Planner today. Since we did not drive in Wednesday\u2019s plan, we still are looking at targets in the same workspace \u2013 shown in the image with the arm down on a contact science target. We are finishing up the observations at our current location on \u201cFairview Dome.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In our first set of imaging, we begin with a Navcam dust devil movie. Then, ChemCam is taking a LIBS observation on \u201cKoip Peak\u201d (a nodular bedrock) and an RMI mosaic on Texoli butte. We also have Mastcam imaging on Koip Peak, \u201cAmphitheater Dome\u201d (Wednesday\u2019s contact science target), the channel wall, and the AEGIS target from sol 4247. After a nap, we\u2019re ready for the arm. The arm work was challenging today, as we had a lot to do. We start by taking MAHLI images of a target named \u201cSaddlebag Lake,\u201d a bumpy, rough part of the bedrock. We then brush and take MAHLI images of \u201cEagle Scout Peak,\u201d which is a dusty portion of the same bedrock. We are also running an experiment today to see if we can run the DRT brush in parallel with using our UHF antenna, to downlink data without impacting the data. After integrating with APXS on Eagle Scout Peak, we take nighttime MALHI imaging (using the LEDs) of the CheMin inlet to look for any signs of stuck sample and stow the arm. We are also cleaning out the sample from the CheMin instrument, by \u201cdumping\u201d it out and then running an analysis on the empty cell.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The second sol begins with more atmospheric observations. We have another ChemCam LIBS observation of the \u201cSmith Peak\u201d target, which is a dark and dusty spot on the bedrock, and Mastcam mosaics of \u201cVirginia Peak\u201d (the gray edge of the rock), the summit of \u201cMilestone Peak\u201d, and \u201cMcDonald Pass\u201d (a nearby piece of bedrock that looks similar to our recent drill target, \u201cWhitebark Pass\u201d). We\u2019re then ready to drive. Today\u2019s drive is taking us about 30 meters south (about 98 feet). We\u2019re driving cross-slope, which is always a challenge because we have to account for sliding sideways, away from the planned path. Fortunately there are no major hazards in the area, so we can tolerate some deviation from our path. This drive should take us close to our next potential drill location! We\u2019re also testing, for the first time on Mars, a new capability that helps the rover make more precise arc turns, which can reduce the amount of steering we need to do, and help preserve our wheels. After taking our normal post-drive imaging, our final activity on this sol is an APXS atmospheric observation.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>On our third sol, around noon, we are taking a ChemCam AEGIS observation and a lot of atmospheric observations, including another dust devil survey and Mastcam solar tau. Finally, just before handing things over to Monday\u2019s plan, we take additional atmospheric observations in the early morning.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Ashley Stroupe, Mission Operations Engineer at NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory<\/p>\n<div id=\"\" class=\"nasa-gb-align-full width-full maxw-full padding-x-3 padding-y-0 article_a hds-module hds-module-full wp-block-nasa-blocks-credits-and-details\">\n<section class=\"padding-x-0 padding-top-5 padding-bottom-2 desktop:padding-top-7 desktop:padding-bottom-9\">\n<div class=\"grid-row grid-container maxw-widescreen padding-0\">\n<div class=\"grid-col-12 desktop:grid-col-2 padding-right-4 margin-bottom-5 desktop:margin-bottom-0\">\n<div class=\"padding-top-3 border-top-1px border-color-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"margin-bottom-2\">\n<h2 class=\"heading-14\">Share<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"padding-bottom-2\">\n<ul class=\"social-icons social-icons-round\">\n<li class=\"social-icon social-icon-x\">\n<\/li>\n<li 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It\u2019s the only planet we know of inhabited\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/272_MarsInSight_poster-jpg.webp?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>All Mars Resources<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Explore this collection of Mars images, videos, resources, PDFs, and toolkits. Discover valuable content designed to inform, educate, and inspire,\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1122\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/27262-pia25681-web.webp?w=1200\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Rover Basics<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">Each robotic explorer sent to the Red Planet has its own unique capabilities driven by science. Many attributes of a\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1197\" height=\"1499\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/mars-perseverance-si1-0045-0670932474-015ecm-n0031416srlc07021-000085j-e1720460405906.png?w=1197\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"hds-topic-card hds-cover-wrapper cover-hover-zoom bg-carbon-black\">\n<div class=\"skrim-overlay skrim-overlay-dark skrim-left mobile-skrim-top padding-3 display-flex flex-align-end flex-justify-start z-200\">\n<div>\n<h3 class=\"hds-topic-card-heading heading-29 color-spacesuit-white line-height-sm margin-top-0 margin-bottom-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Mars Exploration: Science Goals<\/span><\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<p class=\"margin-bottom-0 margin-top-2 color-carbon-20-important\">The key to understanding the past, present or future potential for life on Mars can be found in NASA\u2019s four\u2026<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"hds-media-background  \"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" src=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Color-enhanced_view_of_Jezero_crater_on_Mars.jpeg?w=1536\" class=\"attachment-1536x1536 size-1536x1536\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-position: 50% 50%;object-fit: cover\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/science.nasa.gov\/blogs\/sols-4250-4252-so-many-rocks-so-little-time\/?rand=772114\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? 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