Mastcam-Ing All the Things: Sols 3480-3482
Coming into planning on Friday, we were greeted with a beautiful vista, with well preserved layering and amazing outcrops, and ...
Tag: Curiosity
Everyone wants a piece of this Pie – Sols 3478-3479
Despite the incredibly rough terrain surrounding Mirador butte, our nearly 10-year-old rover successfully drove a net distance forward ~10 meters ...
End of the line nears for NASA InSight Mars lander
After some four years probing Mars' interior, NASA's InSight lander will likely retire this summer as accumulated dust on its ...
Solar heat likely the primary cause of dust storms on Mars
A team of scientists, including Dr. German Martinez from the Universities Space Research Association at LPI, just published a study ...
A SAM Methane Experiment Between Drives Sols 3476-3477
Curiosity continues to navigate challenging terrain. The drive executed over the weekend moved us 8 m from our previous location. ...
Mars' emitted energy and seasonal energy imbalance
A seasonal imbalance in the amount of solar energy absorbed and released by the planet Mars is a likely cause ...
A Different Perspective on Mirador Butte Sols 3473-3475
We drove just over 30 metres in the last plan, reaching today's location. If you look closely at the last ...
Sols 3471-3472: Up The Mountain We Go!
After a successful 47m drive with ~5 m of elevation gain by Curiosity yestersol, we arrived at more new and ...
Multi Part Driving and More – Sols 3469-3470
Curiosity is getting a good start to the week! The weekend plan completed successfully, leaving some great rover tracks behind ...
Sliding Into the Weekend Like – Sols 3466-3468
It's been a challenging week in Gale crater, but Curiosity and the rover team are ready to put those challenges ...