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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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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4575-4576: Perfect Parking Spot
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4575-4576: Perfect Parking Spot The NASA Curiosity rover has successfully parked itself in a stable location on Mars, using its Chemistry Camera and Remote Micro Imager to capture images of interesting textures exposed in an outcrop. Curiosity will now conduct APXS (Atmospheric and Physical Xenology System) and ChemCam compositional analyses of the […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4573-4574: Welcome to the Uyuni Quad
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4573-4574: Welcome to the Uyuni Quad Curiosity Rover has successfully completed its activities at the “Altadena” drill site and moved to the next mapping quadrangle, known as the Uyuni Quad. The rover’s exploration area has been divided into 1.5 kilometer by 1.5 kilometer square quads, with each quad named after a town […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4568-4569: A Close Look at the Altadena Drill Hole and Tailings
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4568-4569: A Close Look at the Altadena Drill Hole and Tailings The Curiosity rover has been exploring the Martian bedrock within the boxwork structures on Mount Sharp, focusing on the Altadena drill hole and tailings. The rover used its instruments to image and characterize the chemistry of the wall of the drill […]
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Sols 4561-4562: Prepping to Drill at Altadena
Sols 4561-4562: Prepping to Drill at Altadena The Curiosity rover is preparing to drill at Altadena, a location chosen for its potential chemistry and geological features. The rover will conduct a “preload test” to determine if the drilling process will be successful and if the target rock has the desired chemistry. Due to power constraints, […]
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Sols 4559-4560: Drill Campaign — Searching for a Boxwork Bedrock Drill Site
Sols 4559-4560: Drill Campaign — Searching for a Boxwork Bedrock Drill Site The NASA Curiosity rover has decided to collect a drill sample from the outer edge of the boxwork-forming geologic unit, as geochemical measurements suggest changes in mineralogy. However, the team was unable to find a suitable spot for drilling due to fractured or […]
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Sols 4554–4555: Let’s Try That One Again…
Sols 4554–4555: Let’s Try That One Again… The Curiosity rover on Mars successfully completed its second attempt at collecting data after a temporary issue with the arm prevented it from doing so on Tuesday. The rover collected additional mosaics of nearby features, including a 15×2 Mastcam mosaic of the “Mishe Mokwa” hill and an 11×2 […]
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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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Sols 4547-4548: Taking in the View After a Long Drive
Sols 4547-4548: Taking in the View After a Long Drive The NASA Mars rover Curiosity has completed a 45-meter drive on Sol 4546 (May 21, 2025), positioning itself for two full sols of imaging. The geology and mineralogy theme group (GEO) chose “Big Bear Lake” as their contact science target, which will be analyzed using […]
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Sols 4525-4526: The Day After Groundhog Day (Between Ghost Mountain and Texoli, Headed South)
Sols 4525-4526: The Day After Groundhog Day (Between Ghost Mountain and Texoli, Headed South) The NASA Mars rover Curiosity has completed its weekend drive and is now in a stable position to conduct science experiments. The rover will use its instruments, including ChemCam/Mastcam, DRT/APXS/MAHLI, and AEGIS LIBS, to collect geochemical and rock texture data from […]
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