BoxworkTerrain
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4649-4654: Ridges, Hollows and Nodules, Oh My
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4649-4654: Ridges, Hollows and Nodules, Oh My The NASA Mars rover Curiosity has been exploring the boxwork terrain on Mount Sharp, trying to decipher why there are pronounced ridges and hollows in this area. Curiosity has been documenting textures, structures, and composition of the terrain, including nodules in varying abundance, to investigate […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4577-4579: Watch the Skies
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4577-4579: Watch the Skies Curiosity Rover has successfully parked in a trough cutting through a highly fractured region on Mars, allowing for further investigation of mysterious boxwork structures. The rover will conduct various scientific experiments, including observing cloud motion, studying the rover workspace, and analyzing the composition of two targets: “Copacabana” and […]
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Sol 4553: Back to the Boxwork!
Sol 4553: Back to the Boxwork! Curiosity rover has returned to its “boxwork” terrain area, where it will investigate targets dubbed “Sisquoc River” and “Palo Verde Mountains”. The rover acquired an image of its workspace using its Left Navigation Camera on May 27, 2025, showing resistant, ridge-like features that are of interest for studying fluid-flow […]
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