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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What are the current quadrants naming conventions or terrestrial region? It's fun exploring the regions on line. There's a lot of history in these names.

 

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

After all this time I still love these data sheets.

 

This raw image shows SHERLOC's cover (bottom center) stuck partially open, or partially closed, whichever (hopefully closed). This image was from sol 1041. I see more raw images tonight that still show SHERLOC taking vague and foggy images, the same as the ones posted before and after this raw image. I'm assuming this is still an issue. What's the level of concern? What options do they have?

Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Great News!!! Thanks Paul!!!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

She's stout , and she has the worlds best Engineers, Scientists, and Support Staff. Still, fingers crossed, and hope for the best.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What about flight 71? Any updates?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Thanks Paul. I always appreciate your in-depth explanations.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Where's Flight 68? I still only see two raw image files from it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's up with the CacheCam images from sol 913? It appears to be a sealed sample?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

So they're going for another Three Forks style sample drop when they reach the rim? What are the pros and cons of that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Basically they take a geological region from somewhere here on earth, such as Colorado or The Rocky Mountains, and take names from those regions.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Look at that mineral vein. Maybe they'll core that?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

They sure are giving this abrasion a very thorough look. What are they seeing in it? IANAGOAA (I am neither a geologist or an astrobiologist)

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