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Tiny little butte in the middle of the valley, captured in Stereo3D just 4 hours ago by Curiosity
To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel, left image for left eye, right image for right eye.
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech
#Mars June 1, 2026 - Sol 4912
#Curiosity #rover #Sol4912 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #landscape #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #3D #Stereo3D #Stereoscopy
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Curiosity U-turned and is offering a new angle on the Atacama crime scene 🔍
Credit image: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Interactive map and viewing app: https://marslife.org/#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #Sol4891 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #landscape #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #mosaic #photography #crime #crimescene #news #MarsLife
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NASA’s Curiosity Takes Close Look at Rock That Got Stuck on Drill
This mosaic is made up of eight images stitched together. The color has been approximately white-balanced to resemble how the scene would appear under daytime lighting conditions on Earth.
#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #news
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A much awaited blog post on the Martian drama that unfolded in Gale Crater these past few days!
https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4879-4885-struggle-at-atacama/
#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #news
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Frees Its Drill From a Rock
This series of images shows Mars rover Curiosity as it got a rock stuck to the drill on the end of its robotic arm and, after waving the arm and running the drill a few times, finally detached the rock.
https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasas-curiosity-rover-frees-its-drill-from-a-rock/
#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #news
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In anticipation of #StarWarsDay, Curiosity fired her laser at the area freshly exposed by the uplifting and removal of the rock!
#Mars May 3, 2026 - Sol 4884
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS/IRAP/IAS/LPG#Curiosity #MayThe4th #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #Sol4884 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #landscape #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #photography #laser #ChemCam #news #MayTheFourth #MayThe4thBeWithYou #MayTheFourthBeWithYou
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Closeups of the action captured by Mastcam
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk
#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #Sol4883 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #landscape #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #mastcam #photography #news
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A stitching of two navcam images showing the full crime scene: the broken rock and its footprint.
#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #Sol4883 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #landscape #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #mosaic #photography #crime #crimescene #news
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Mastcam imagery of the infamous Atacama drill target before and after uplifting, with zooms on the excavated area.
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #Sol4881 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #landscape #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #Mastcam #mosaic #photography
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Sol 4882, a new day on Mars, the rock is still stuck to Curiosity's drill.
Stereo3D view captured by the front hazard avoidance cameras. To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel, left image for left eye, right image for right eye.
#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #Sol4882 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #landscape #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #3D #Stereo3D #stereoscopy
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Meanwhile on Mars, the Sun sets on an embarrassing situation...
#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #Sol4881 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #landscape #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM
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New angles on the beautiful Yardang unit captured by Curiosity, as the rover drives further up the slopes of Aeolis Mons.
#Mars Apr. 7, 2026 (Sol 4859)
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk#Curiosity #Boxwork #Sol4859 #rover #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #yardangs #YardangUnit #space #science #STEM #geology #Mastcam #landscape #panorama #photography #Astrodon
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A new angle on the Yardang unit atop Aeolis Mons, captured by Curiosity, as part of 360° Mastcam panorama, from the eastern edge of the Boxwork structure. What a view!
#Mars Feb. 27, 2026 - Sol 4821
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk#Curiosity #Boxwork #Sol4821 #rover #BoxworkStructure #BoxworkStructures #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #yardangs #YardangUnit #space #science #STEM #geology #Mastcam #landscape #panorama #photography #Astrodon
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Awesome imagery captured two days ago by Curiosity, from its location within a trough of the boxwork structure. This is part of a larger, 360° Mastcam panorama.
#Mars Oct. 21, 2025 - Sol 4695
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk#Curiosity #Boxwork #Sol4695 #rover #BoxworkStructure #BoxworkStructures #MisheMokwaButte #MisheMokwa #butte #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #yardangs #YardangUnit #space #science #STEM #geology #Mastcam #landscape #panorama #photography #Astrodon
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360° panorama captured yesterday by Curiosity, deep within the boxwork field
📷 https://science.nasa.gov/resource/sol-4667-right-navigation-camera-cylindrical-projection/
ℹ️ https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4655-4660-boxworks-with-a-view/#Mars Sep. 22, 2025 - Sol 4667
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech#Curiosity #Boxwork #rover #BoxworkStructure #BoxworkStructures #MisheMokwaButte #MisheMokwa #butte #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #yardangs #YardangUnit #space #science #STEM #geology #photography #Astrodon
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4655-4660: Boxworks With a View
The Navcam image accompanying this blog post highlights the striking wind-sculpted yardangs on the exciting route ahead.
Written by Planetary Geologist Sharon Wilson Purdy
https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4655-4660-boxworks-with-a-view/#Mars #Curiosity #rover #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #yardangs #YardangUnit #space #science #STEM #geology #photography #Astrodon
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Snippets from a 360° panorama captured two days ago by Curiosity, including a new angle on the Yardang unit
#Mars Sep. 11, 2025 - Sol 4656
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS#Curiosity #rover #Sol4656 #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #yardangs #YardangUnit #space #science #STEM #geology #mastcam #mosaic #photography #Astrodon
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If you can't ship it, make it
How to make metals from Martian dirt: Swinburne and CSIRO researchers have successfully made iron under Mars-like conditions, opening to door to off-world metal production.
https://www.csiro.au/en/news/All/Articles/2025/August/Metals-out-of-martian-dirt
#Mars #astrometallurgy #metal #metals #metallurgy #science #engineering #STEM #space #news #astrodon #Swinburne #CSIRO #regolith #GaleCrater
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A mosaic of 100 images acquired by Curiosity over the course of several days
#Mars June 7-14, 2025
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk#Curiosity #rover #Sol4563 #Sol4568 #Sol4569 #Sol4570 #MisheMokwa #butte #MisheMokwaButte #TexoliButte #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #yardangs #YardangUnit #space #science #STEM #geology #mastcam #mosaic #photography #Astrodon
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Yardangs in the morning, yardangs in the evening
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk
#Curiosity #rover #Sol4563 #Sol4566 #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #yardangs #YardangUnit #space #science #STEM #geology #mastcam #mosaic #photography #Astrodon
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Beautiful Mars: the same view, captured by Curiosity under very different lighting conditions, in the morning
#Mars June 10, 2025 - Sol 4566
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk#Curiosity #rover #Sol4566 #MisheMokwa #butte #MisheMokwaButte #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #yardangs #YardangUnit #space #science #STEM #geology #mastcam #mosaic #photography #Astrodon
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Beautiful Mars: the same subject captured five hours apart, under different lighting conditions, by Curiosity
#Mars June 7, 2025 - Sol 4563
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk#Curiosity #rover #Sol4563 #MisheMokwa #butte #MisheMokwaButte #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #yardangs #YardangUnit #space #science #STEM #geology #mastcam #mosaic #photography #Astrodon