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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 4641-4648: Thinking Outside and Inside the ‘Boxwork’
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4641-4648: Thinking Outside and Inside the ‘Boxwork’ Curiosity Rover Explores Boxwork Unit: The Mars rover Curiosity has been exploring the boxwork unit, investigating both the ridges and hollows to better characterize them and understand how they may have formed. Remote Science and Contact Science: The rover planners conducted remote science, contact science, […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4627-4628: A Ridge Stop in the Boxworks
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4627-4628: A Ridge Stop in the Boxworks The NASA Mars rover Curiosity has acquired a close-up view of the rock target “Bococo” at the intersection of several boxwork ridges, showing bright millimeter-scale nodules likely to be calcium sulfate. Curiosity performed a successful 25-meter drive and deployed its arm for contact science, including […]
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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 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 4502-4504: Sneaking Past Devil’s Gate
Sols 4502-4504: Sneaking Past Devil’s Gate The NASA Mars rover Curiosity has been making progress driving up Mount Sharp, gaining new perspectives on the surrounding terrain. The rover had to navigate around a small ridgeline called “Devil’s Gate” to continue its journey, which presented opportunities for interesting geological observations and imaging. During this period, the […]
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