Rocknest 3 is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The approximate site coordinates are: 4°35′S137°26′E / 4.59°S 137.44°E / -4.59; 137.44.
The rock was encountered at Rocknest by the Curiosity rover on its way from Bradbury Landing to the Point Lake overlook while traveling toward Glenelg Intrigue in October 2012. The rock measures about 10 cm (3.9 in) high and 40 cm (16 in) wide and was a target of the ChemCam and APXS instruments on the Curiosity rover.[1][2]
"Rocknest 3" rock - target of the ChemCam and APXS instruments on the Curiosity rover (October 5, 2012 ).
"Rocknest 3" rock - target of the ChemCam and APXS instruments on the Curiosity rover (October 3, 2012)
Curiosity rover's view from Rocknest looking eastward toward Point Lake (center) on the way to Glenelg Intrigue (November 26, 2012, white balanced) (raw color).
^Staff (November 26, 2012). "PIA16452: A Martian Rock Called 'Rocknest 3'". NASA. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
^Staff (November 22, 2012). "Thanksgiving on Mars: Working Holiday for Curiosity Rover". Space.com. Retrieved November 22, 2012.
Rocknest3 is a rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus, between Peace Vallis and Aeolis Mons (Mount Sharp), in Gale crater on the planet Mars. The approximate...
3D) (September 12, 2012) "Rocknest" sand on Mars – scoffmark made by the Curiosity rover (MAHLI, October 4, 2012) "Rocknest3" rock on Mars – as viewed...
volcanism. On October 17, 2012, the Curiosity rover on the planet Mars at "Rocknest" performed the first X-ray diffraction analysis of Martian soil. The results...
surface. On October 17, 2012, the Curiosity rover on the planet Mars at "Rocknest" performed the first X-ray diffraction analysis of Martian soil. The results...
analyzed a rock named "Rocknest3" with the APXS and then resumed traveling toward "Point Lake" overlook on its way to Glenelg Intrigue. On 3 December 2012, NASA...
Curiosity Finds Iron Meteorite on Mars, July 15, 2014 (accessed September 3, 2014) "Mars Meteorites". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Retrieved 2019-11-18...
(Opportunity) M Mimi (Spirit) Oileán Ruaidh (Opportunity) M Pot of Gold (Spirit) Rocknest3 (Curiosity) Shelter Island (Opportunity) M Tintina (Curiosity) Yogi (Sojourner)...
(Opportunity) M Mimi (Spirit) Oileán Ruaidh (Opportunity) M Pot of Gold (Spirit) Rocknest3 (Curiosity) Shelter Island (Opportunity) M Tintina (Curiosity) Yogi (Sojourner)...
meteorite Block Island". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 404 (3): 1457. Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1457B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16350.x...
meteorite Block Island". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 404 (3): 1457. Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1457B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16350.x...
Science Laboratory/Curiosity Mission Status Report". NASA. Retrieved September 3, 2012. Lauren Davis - Read the increasingly desperate tweets of Martian rock...
mineralogically accurate Martian regolith simulant. It is based on the Rocknest soil in Gale crater on Mars that has been analyzed extensively by the NASA...
meteorite Block Island". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 404 (3): 1457. Bibcode:2010MNRAS.404.1457B. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2010.16350.x...
windblown material called Rocknest, which had provided a sample previously for mineralogical analysis by CheMin instrument. 3 December 2012: NASA reported...
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"Rocknest 3" rock - target of the ChemCam and APXS instruments on the Curiosity rover (October 5, 2012 ).
"Rocknest 3" rock - target of the ChemCam and APXS instruments on the Curiosity rover (October 3, 2012)
