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Beautiful view offered by Curiosity after crossing the sand ripple in the foreground

#Mars Sep. 3, 2026 - Sol 5004
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Curiosity #Sol5004 #space #news #CuriosityRover #rover #MSL #photography #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #sand #SandRipple

Curiosity Reaches 1-Kilometer Elevation Gain

NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover reached the pinnacle — so far — of its 14-year-old mission on Aug. 26, 2026, when it marked an elevation gain of 1 kilometer in its journey from Gale Crater on Mars up the slope of Mount Sharp.

https://science.nasa.gov/mars/curiosity-reaches-1-kilometer-elevation-gain/

#Curiosity #Mars #science #news #astrodon #rover #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #MountSharp

Miraflores captured two days ago by Curiosity with her Mastcam zoom camera

#Mars June 24, 2026 - Sol 4935
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Mars #Curiosity #MiraFlores #Sol4935 #GaleCrater #MiraFloresButte #CuriosityRover #space #science #photography #geology

Miraflores butte captured yesterday by Curiosity

#Mars June 25, 2026 - Sol 4936
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Mars #Curiosity #MiraFlores #Sol4936 #GaleCrater #MiraFloresButte #CuriosityRover #space #science #photography #geology

Stereo3D view of the Miraflores butte captured yesterday by Curiosity. First time we see it delineated against the backdrop of the walls of the rim of Gale Crater in the distance.

To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel, left image for left eye, right image for right eye.

#Mars #Curiosity #MiraFlores #GaleCrater #stereoscopy #Stereo3D #3D #MiraFloresButte #CuriosityRover #space #science #photography #geology

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

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

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.

https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/nasas-curiosity-takes-close-look-at-rock-that-got-stuck-on-drill/

#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #news

Focusing on the mischievous drill bit that got stuck into the Atacama rock 🔍

ℹ️ https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4879-4885-struggle-at-atacama/

Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS/IRAP/IAS/LPG

#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #Sol4888 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #photography #news

Two new mosaics of the area excavated by the uplifting and removal (and destruction) of the Atacama rock, captured by the left and right Mastcam eyes. Can you spot the 5 impacts of the laser shots described in the quoted post? Bonus points for finding another series of 5.

https://zoomhub.net/89lpb

#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #Sol4885 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #photography #laser #ChemCam #news

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Curiosity: four raw images to browse through that capture the drama currently unfolding on Mars.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

#Mars #Curiosity #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #rover #Sol4881 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #landscape #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM

Two days later, looks like we're still stuck in the same position

Here is a Stereo3D view captured yesterday by Curiosity with her dual navigation cameras. To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel, left image for left eye, right image for right eye. #Mars

#Curiosity #rover #stuck #AtacamaDrillTarget #Sol4879 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #landscape #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #3D #Stereo3D #Stereoscopy

Tiny little butte in the middle of the valley, captured again by Curiosity two days ago

#Mars Apr. 24, 2026 - Sol 4875
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #rover #Sol4875 #butte #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #space #science #STEM #geology #mastcam #mosaic #photography

Another butte-iful day on Mars

Captured by Curiosity somewhere on the slopes of Aeolis Mons, on the 4873th day of her mission.

Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Mars #Curiosity #Sol4873 #rover #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #butte #AeolisMons #space #science #STEM #geology #Mastcam #landscape #panorama #photography #Astrodon

Tiny little butte standing in the middle of the valley, captured two days ago by Curiosity. The rover spotted it 320 sols ago from a distance (see above post) and is now way closer to it.

#Mars Apr. 15, 2026 - Sol 4867
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #rover #Sol4867 #butte #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #space #science #STEM #geology #mastcam #mosaic #photography

A Stereo3D view of the small Antofagasta crater, captured two days ago by the Curiosity rover

To go 3D: eyes' lines of sight parallel, left image for left eye, right image for right eye.

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

#Curiosity #rover #Sol4865 #CuriosityRover #space #geology #Astrodon #MSL #Martian #landscape #GaleCrater #MountSharp #AeolisMons #crater #science #STEM #3D #Stereo3D #Stereoscopy

Mastcam imagery captured a few days ago by Curiosity

#Mars Apr. 8, 2026 - Sol 4860
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #Boxwork #Sol4860 #rover #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #space #science #STEM #geology #Mastcam #landscape #panorama #photography #Astrodon

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

Mineral Monday: Rutgers University Faculty and Students Present at the MSA Inaugural Meeting By Shaunna Morrison The MSA Inaugural Meeting took place on Feb. 17-19, 2026, in Tucson AZ. #MSACommunications #MineralMonday #Rutgers #CheMin #zircon #Herkimerdiamonds #GaleCrater #Moon

Mastcam mosaic captured two days ago by Curiosity, on her way up the slopes of Aeolis Mons

🔍 https://viewer.gigamacro.com/view/rXLf44EVIdB7yp9H

Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Mars #Curiosity #Sol4854 #rover #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #space #science #STEM #geology #Mastcam #photography #Astrodon

Beautiful mosaics captured two days ago by Curiosity, on her way out of the Boxwork Terrain

#Mars Mar. 29, 2026 - Sol 4850
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #Sol4850 #rover #BoxworkStructure #BoxworkStructures #Boxwork #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #space #science #STEM #geology #Mastcam #landscape #panorama #photography #Astrodon

Mastcam imagery captured yesterday by Curiosity, on her way out of the Boxwork Structure

🔍 https://viewer.gigamacro.com/view/INZS8INThEEHV968

#Mars March 15, 2026 - Sol 4836
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #Sol4836 #rover #BoxworkStructure #BoxworkStructures #Boxwork #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #space #science #STEM #geology #Mastcam #landscape #panorama #photography #Astrodon

Curiosity Blog Sols 4804-4811: Kicking Off the Final Phase of Boxwork Exploration

Once this is completed, Curiosity will continue her climb up Mount Sharp through the recently named “Valle Grande."

Written by Abigail Fraeman
https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4804-4811-kicking-off-the-final-phase-of-boxwork-exploration/

#Mars #Curiosity #Boxwork #ValleGrande #rover #BoxworkStructure #BoxworkStructures #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #space #science #STEM #geology #Astrodon #news

Beautiful Mars: a new perspective on Mishe Mokwa butte, captured yesterday by Curiosity

#Mars June 28, 2025 - Sol 4583
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

#Curiosity #rover #Sol4583 #MisheMokwa #butte #MisheMokwaButte #CuriosityRover #GaleCrater #AeolisMons #space #science #STEM #geology #mastcam #mosaic #photography #Astrodon