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Curiosity Blog, Sols 5029-5035: Back in the Lab
NASATuesday, October 6, 2026 at 1:04 AM
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Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 1, 2026 The majority of Curiosity plans involve mosaics from Mastcam and ChemCam, chemistry analyses from ChemCam and APXS, images from MAHLI and MARDI, and systematic measurements…
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- Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 1, 2026 The majority of Curiosity plans involve mosaics from Mastcam and ChemCam, chemistry analyses from ChemCam and APXS, images from MAHLI and MARDI, and systematic measurements…
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Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 1, 2026 The majority of Curiosity plans involve mosaics from Mastcam and ChemCam, chemistry analyses from ChemCam and APXS, images from MAHLI and MARDI, and systematic measurements…
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Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product.
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NASA published: Curiosity Blog, Sols 5029-5035: Back in the Lab
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