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Rocknest (Mars)

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Stolper, E.M.; Baker, M.B.; Newcombe, M.E.; Schmidt, M.E.; Treiman, A.H.; Cousin, A.; Dyar, M.D.; Fisk, M.R.; Gellert, R.; King, P.L.; Leshin, L.; Maurice, S.; McLennan, S.M.; Minitti, M.E.; Perrett, G.; Rowland, S.;
195:) were taken of the object and preliminary interpretations by scientists suggest the object to be "debris from the spacecraft". Nonetheless, further images in the nearby sand have detected other bright particles ( 733: 347: 505: 1585: 366: 712: 665: 1611: 1363: 1346: 1462: 188: 1503: 594: 2107: 1575: 2246: 2231: 1455: 1962: 1076:
Leshin, L. A.; et al. (September 27, 2013). "Volatile, Isotope, and Organic Analysis of Martian Fines with the Mars Curiosity Rover".
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Neal-Jones, Nancy; Zubritsky, Elizabeth; Webster, Guy; Martialay, Mary (September 26, 2013).
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rover scoops soil sample onto an observation tray at the Rocknest site (October 16, 2012).
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rover. The Rocknest patch is about 1.5 m (4.9 ft) by 5 m (16 ft).
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at East (left-of-center); rover tracks at West (right-of-center) (November 16, 2012,
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s scoop "bite marks" in the sand patch at the Rocknest site (October 15, 2012).
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view from Rocknest looking eastward toward Point Lake (center) on the way to
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finds a "bright object" in the sand at Rocknest (October 7, 2012) (
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determined the patch to be the location for the first use of the
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view of the Rocknest area – South is center/North at both ends;
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self-portrait on the planet Mars at Rocknest (October 31, 2012).
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rover landing site (and earlier at the more polar site of the
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on September 28, 2012. The approximate site coordinates are:
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as it sifts a load of sand at Rocknest (October 7, 2012).
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The sand patch is downhill from a cluster of dark rocks.
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revealed the presence of several minerals, including
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On September 26, 2013, NASA scientists reported the
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The results from the rover's 8: 19: 356:rover wheel marks in the sand patch at the 206:On October 17, 2012 at Rocknest, the first 2567: 2348: 1847: 1817: 1803: 1795: 1463: 1449: 1441: 1159: 681:at SE horizon (somewhat left-of-center); 1345:; Wiens, R.C.; MSL ScienceTeam (2013). 1132:Grotzinger, John (September 26, 2013). 844: 325: 251:detected "abundant, easily accessible" 1050:Lieberman, Josh (September 26, 2013). 271:and a locally derived, coarse-grained 18: 7: 491:Sand at Rocknest used for the first 114:. The patch was encountered by the 1494:Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory 828:Timeline of Mars Science Laboratory 275:. The mafic type, similar to other 1245:Chang, Kenneth (October 1, 2013). 1024:Brown, Dwayne (October 30, 2012). 567:" rock – ChemCam and APSX target ( 14: 2787: 2776: 2775: 1777: 1766: 1765: 1502: 941:Major, Jason (October 9, 2012). 776: 762: 748: 704: 657: 641: 629: 617: 605: 593: 579:"Bright Particles" found by the 556: 524: 504: 484: 469: 451: 431: 412: 388: 365: 346: 328: 25: 1431:NASA - Mars Exploration Program 1426:Curiosity Rover - Official Site 883:Wall, Mike (October 18, 2012). 519:at Rocknest, October 17, 2012). 179:Discovery and material analysis 852:Wall, Mike (October 4, 2012). 403:as it sifts a load of sand at 1: 291:difficult, were found at the 255:(1.5 to 3 weight percent) in 35:on Mars (September 28, 2012). 2232:Recurring slope lineae (RSL) 1436:Volcanic rock classification 375:on Mars – scoffmark made by 2666:Inspiration Mars Foundation 587:at Rocknest (October, 2012) 2843: 2701:Artificial objects on Mars 1247:"Hitting Pay Dirt on Mars" 993:Staff (October 15, 2012). 967:Staff (October 18, 2012). 912:Staff (October 15, 2012). 259:at the Rocknest region of 208:X-ray diffraction analysis 2770: 2718:List of films set on Mars 2533:C/2013 A1 (Siding Spring) 2330:Classical albedo features 1832: 1760: 1638:Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons) 1500: 104:Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp) 24: 2636:List of missions to Mars 1586:Rover embedded computers 571:rover, October 3, 2012). 499:rover, October 30, 2012) 306:, a rock encountered by 94:patch on the surface of 2820:Mars Science Laboratory 2794:Solar System portal 1784:Solar System portal 1472:Mars Science Laboratory 1380:10.1126/science.1239463 1304:10.1126/science.1238670 1161:10.1126/science.1244258 1100:10.1126/science.1238937 360:site (October 3, 2012). 171:on the arm of the Mars 2408:Solar eclipses on Mars 2267:"Swiss cheese" feature 2123:Concentric crater fill 515:view of Martian soil ( 813:List of rocks on Mars 2608:Permanent settlement 1747:Experience Curiosity 728:(November 26, 2012, 549:white-balanced image 547:, October 5, 2012) ( 2750:Timekeeping on Mars 2427:Planetary transits 2412:Satellite transits 2325:Observation history 2173:Lobate debris apron 1752:Exploration of Mars 1372:2013Sci...341E...4S 1296:2013Sci...341E...1M 1152:2013Sci...341.1475G 1092:2013Sci...341E...3L 803:Composition of Mars 784:Solar System portal 383:, October 4, 2012). 144: /  66: /  21: 636:"Bright Particles" 407:(October 7, 2012). 236:Hawaiian volcanoes 2815:Aeolis quadrangle 2802: 2801: 2755:Sol (day on Mars) 2723:Martian scientist 2706:Memorials on Mars 2689: 2688: 2660:The Case for Mars 2557: 2556: 2338: 2337: 2272:Terrain softening 2237:Ring mold craters 2205:North Polar Basin 2128:Dark slope streak 1973:Vastitas Borealis 1870:Dust devil tracks 1792: 1791: 1290:(6153): 1238670. 1086:(6153): 1238937. 793:Aeolis quadrangle 495:of Martian soil ( 438:First use of the 395:First use of the 289:organic molecules 85: 84: 2832: 2792: 2791: 2790: 2779: 2778: 2653:The Mars Project 2568: 2516: 2506: 2496: 2474: 2472: 2471: 2349: 2210:Ocean hypothesis 2060:Outflow channels 1848: 1819: 1812: 1805: 1796: 1782: 1781: 1780: 1769: 1768: 1648:Bradbury Landing 1506: 1465: 1458: 1451: 1442: 1414: 1413: 1411: 1410: 1404: 1398:. 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sand patch
4°35′S 137°26′E / 4.59°S 137.44°E / -4.59; 137.44
sand
Aeolis Palus
Peace Vallis
Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp)
Gale crater
Mars
Curiosity rover
Bradbury Landing
Glenelg Intrigue
4°35′S 137°26′E / 4.59°S 137.44°E / -4.59; 137.44
NASA
scoop
image
close-up 1
close-up 2
image
close-up 1
X-ray diffraction analysis
Martian soil
CheMin analyzer
feldspar
pyroxenes
olivine
basaltic soils
Hawaiian volcanoes
Mars
Curiosity rover

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