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Sol 4370-4371: All About the Polygons - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024 We planned two very full sols today! The sol 4369 drive completed successfully, and the rover was in a stable enough position that we could unstow the arm — something we don’t take for granted in the exce…science.nasa.gov
Sols 4368-4369: The Colors of Fall – and Mars - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 I am in the U.K., where we are approaching the time when trees are just branches and twigs. One tree that still has its full foliage is my little quince tree in my front garden.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4366–4367: One of Those Days on Mars (Sulfate-Bearing Unit to the West of Upper Gediz Vallis) - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 15, 2024 The Monday plan and drive had executed successfully, so the team had high hopes for APXS and MAHLI data on several enticing targets in the rover’s workspace.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4362-4363: Plates and Polygons - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 After a successful 23-meter (about 75 feet) drive today in pre-planning we found ourselves in front of some rocks with a curious dark, platy topping.science.nasa.gov
Peculiar Pale Pebbles - NASA Science
During its recent exploration of the crater rim, Perseverance diverted to explore a strange, scattered field of bright white rocks which sparked the interest of the team scientists.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4359-4361: The Perfect Road Trip Destination For Any Rover! - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 8, 2024 After the excitement of Wednesday’s plan, it was a relief to come in today to hear that the drive toward our exit from Gediz Vallis completed successfully and that we weren’t perched on any rocks or in any ot…science.nasa.gov
Sols 4357–4358: Turning West - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024 Sols 4357–4358: Turning West If you’ve ever driven down a road that’s in need of repaving, you’ll know that it can be an uncomfortable experience.science.nasa.gov
Mars 2020 Perseverance Joins NASA’s Here to Observe Program - NASA Science
The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission has recently joined the NASA Here to Observe (H2O) program, where NASA planetary missions are partnered with universities to encourage undergraduate students from historically marginalized groups to pursue a career …science.nasa.gov
Sols 4352-4354: Halloween Fright Night on Mars - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Nov. 1, 2024 Yesterday evening (Thursday) was Halloween for many of us here on Earth.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4355-4356: Weekend Success Brings Monday Best - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Nov. 4, 2024 After a spooky week last week, it’s great to see all our weekend plans succeed as planned! We don’t take success for granted as a rover going on 13 years.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4350-4351: A Whole Team Effort - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024 Just like you and me, the Curiosity rover has a few idiosyncratic tendencies — special ways that the rover behaves that we, the team on Earth, have come to understand to be harmless but still throw a curv…science.nasa.gov
Sols 4348-4349: Smoke on the Water - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Oct. 28, 2024 Before the science team starts planning, we first look at the latest Navcam image downlinked from Curiosity to see where the rover is located.science.nasa.gov
A Spooky Soliday: Haunting Whispers from the Martian Landscape - NASA Science
The Perseverance rover lurks in the quiet, cold, desolate landscape of Jezero crater on Mars, a place masked in shadows and haunted by past mysteries.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4345-4347: Contact Science is Back on the Table - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 25, 2024 The changes to the plan Wednesday, moving the drive a sol earlier, meant that we started off planning this morning about 18 meters (about 59 feet) farther along the western edge of Gediz Vallis and with all …science.nasa.gov
Sols 4343-4344: Late Slide, Late Changes - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024 Curiosity is driving along the western edge of the Gediz Vallis channel, heading for a good vantage point before turning westward and leaving the channel behind to explore the canyons beyond.science.nasa.gov
Red Rocks with Green Spots at ‘Serpentine Rapids’ - NASA Science
After discovering and sampling the “leopard spots” of “Bright Angel,” it became apparent that Perseverance’s journey of discovery in this region was not yet finished.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4341-4342: A Bumpy Road - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Oct. 21, 2024 After Curiosity’s busy weekend, the team is ready for another day of planning. We are able to take advantage of the Earth-Mars time offset to full plan on both sols of our plan today.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4338-4340: Decisions, Decisions - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 18, 2024 On sol 4338, we have a science block planned as well as some arm activities. Our science activities include a ChemCam observation of “Donkey Lake.” This is a bedrock target with exposed laminations.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4336-4337: Where the Streets Have No Name - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 Curiosity continues to drive along the western edge of the upper Gediz Vallis channel.science.nasa.gov
Just Keep Roving - NASA Science
Throughout the past week, Perseverance has continued marching up the Jezero crater rim. This steep ascent through the Martian regolith (soil) can prove to be slow driving for the rover, as the wheels can slip on the steepest areas.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4334-4335: Planning with Popsicles — A Clipper Celebration! - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Oct. 14, 2024 Today was an unusually exciting day during tactical planning on the Curiosity mission because it intersected with a momentous event in space exploration: the launch of Europa Clipper from Kennedy Space Cente…science.nasa.gov
Sols 4331-4333: Today’s Rover ABC – Aurora, Backwards Driving, and Chemistry, with a Side of Images - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 11, 2024 This blogger is in the United Kingdom, just north of London, where we yesterday had beautiful night skies with a red aurora that was even visible with the unaided eye, and looked stunning on photographs.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4329-4330: Continuing Downhill - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024 Curiosity is continuing to make good progress downhill along the western edge of the Gediz Vallis channel, allowing us to take another look from a different perspective at this area we’ve spent many months…science.nasa.gov
Sols 4327-4328: On the Road Again - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Oct. 7, 2024 After successfully completing investigations within Gediz Vallis, Curiosity is back on the road through the Mg-sulfate (magnesium sulfate) bearing unit.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4325-4326: (Not Quite) Dipping Our Toes in the Sand - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Oct. 4, 2024 If you read this blog very often, you know that nearly every time the rover stops for science, MAHLI and APXS focus on interesting (and accessible!) rocks as targets.science.nasa.gov
Perseverance Matters - NASA Science
It is an important and exciting juncture in Mars exploration and astrobiology. This year, the SHERLOC instrument beat the odds and made one of the most exciting discoveries of the Mars 2020 mission.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4323-4324: Surfin’ Our Way out of the Channel - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024 As a member of the group tasked with organizing our campaign to investigate the Gediz Vallis channel and deposit (informally known as the Channel Surfers), I was a little sad this morning to see that our d…science.nasa.gov
Sols 4321-4322: Sailing Out of Gediz Vallis - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Sept. 30, 2024 For the past few plans, Curiosity has been wrapping up its science campaign within Gediz Vallis.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4318-4320: One Last Weekend in the Channel - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 We’re wrapping up our time in the channel with the highly anticipated examination of the “Sheep Creek” white stones.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4316-4317: Hunting for Sulfur - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024 Navigating the rugged, unforgiving Martian terrain is always a challenge, and our recent attempt to reach the “Sheep Creek” target highlights this.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4314-4315: Wait, What Was That Back There? - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Sept. 23, 2024 After a busy weekend of activities, Curiosity is ready for another week of planning.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4311–4313: A Weekend of Engineering Curiosity - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 20, 2024 Today, we planned for 3 sols over the weekend. On Sol 4311, we have a lot of science activities planned, including some ChemCam and Mastcam observations of the “Obelisk” target.science.nasa.gov
A Striped Surprise - NASA Science
Last week, team scientists and the internet alike were amazed when Perseverance spotted a black-and-white striped rock unlike any seen on Mars before. Is this a sign of exciting discoveries to come?science.nasa.gov
Sols 4309–4310: Leaning Back, Driving Back - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024 The lengthy drive planned on Monday executed as expected, and we came in today to find our rover parked at a jaunty angle on a sloped ridge.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4307-4308: Bright Rocks Catch Our Eyes - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Sept. 16, 2024 We made good progress through Gediz Vallis in the weekend drive, landing in a segment of the channel containing a mix of loose rubble and other channel-filling debris.science.nasa.gov
Reaching New Heights to Unravel Deep Martian History! - NASA Science
The Perseverance rover is reaching new heights as it ascends the rim of Jezero crater (over 300 meters in elevation higher than the original landing site)! The rover is now enroute to its first campaign science stop Dox Castle (image in the far groun…science.nasa.gov
Sols 4304-4006: 12 Years, 42 Drill Holes, and Now… 1 Million ChemCam Shots! - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 13, 2024 Today, I need to talk about ChemCam, our laser and imaging instrument on the top of Curiosity’s mast.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4302-4303: West Side of Upper Gediz Vallis, From Tungsten Hills to the Next Rocky Waypoint - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Wednesday, Sept. 11, 2024 The rover is on its way from the Tungsten Hills site to the next priority site for Gediz Vallis channel exploration, in which we plan to get in close enough for arm science to one of the numerous large d…science.nasa.gov
Margin’ up the Crater Rim! - NASA Science
To conclude its exploration of the mysterious margin unit before it ascends the rim of Jezero Crater, Perseverance made one last stop this past week to investigate these strange rocks at “Eremita Mesa.science.nasa.gov
Sols 4300-4301: Rippled Pages - NASA Science
Earth planning date: Monday, Sept. 9, 2024 With today’s plan, Curiosity completes its most southerly planned exploration of the Gediz Vallis channel. From here, our rover will head north and climb out of the channel to explore terrain to the west.science.nasa.gov