Curiosity update, sols 453-464: Electrical problem causes delays; rover back to work

Posted 2013/11/25 02:38 CST | 1 comments

An electrical problem frustrated progress on the Curiosity mission this week, but the problem is now understood and the rover back to work.

Curiosity Update: A stop at Cooperstown and a warm reset, sols 433-451

Posted 2013/11/14 01:56 CST | 0 comments

Having racked up several kilometers in the drive to Mount Sharp, Curiosity paused for a second science stop at an outcrop called "Cooperstown." While there, the rover performed a software upgrade and then lost a few days to a software anomaly. The rover has now resumed normal science operations.

Curiosity update: Roving through the shutdown toward Waypoint 2, sols 388-432

Posted 2013/10/23 02:57 CDT | 1 comments

After a brief science stop at Darwin (formerly known as Waypoint 1), Curiosity has driven hundreds of meters toward Mount Sharp. Autumn has come to Curiosity's southern hemisphere location, bringing lower temperatures. That means more power is required to heat rover actuators, leaving less power for science along the drive.