Planetary Society Blog for Tuesday 30 September 2014

Planetary Society Blog

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Curiosity update, sols 748-763: Driving and Drilling at Pahrump Hills

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 03:57 PM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...s-748-763.html

The biggest news on Curiosity of late is that the rover has drilled her
fourth full drill hole on Mars! Drilling happened at a site
called "Confidence Hills" on sol 759. But before she did that, she took a
long series of amazing photos of rock formations at Jubilee Pass, Panamint
Butte, and Upheaval Dome.

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Mars Orbiter Mission delivers on promise of global views of Mars

Posted: 29 Sep 2014 09:15 AM PDT
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily...-delivers.html

Ever since I first learned about the capabilities of Mars Orbiter Mission's
small payload of science instruments, I have been anticipating one type of
data in particular: global color views of Mars captured in a single
2000-pixel-square frame. Just days after entering orbit, Mars Orbiter
Mission has delivered on that promise.