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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4867-4872: Sand Fill In Antofagasta Crater and Finding Our Next Drill Target

Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center

https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4867-4872-sand-fill-in-antofagasta-crater-and-finding-our-next-drill-target/

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Neat mosaic of five images capturing the small Antofagasta crater, somewhere on the slopes of Aeolis Mons. Images acquired two days ago by the left navigation camera.

#Mars Apr. 13, 2026 - Sol 4865
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Curiosity approaching a small crater, about 10 meters (32 feet) in diameter. The mission team named this crater “Antofagasta”.

Check out Abigail Fraeman's latest blog post for more insights on the forthcoming study of this crater:

https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4859-4866-one-small-crater-and-thousands-of-polygons/

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