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3 July 2018
Sols 2102-2103: A Working Holiday
While the rest of us are enjoying fireworks, BBQs, and spending time with friends and family, Curiosity will remain hard at work over this Fourth of July holiday.
2 July 2018
Sol 2100-2101: Back on Top
This Navcam image shows the occasionally steep edge of the Vera Rubin Ridge on the left side of the image and the dusty haze beyond it that has shrunk our horizons for the last few weeks.
1 July 2018
Sols 2097-2099: Stopped Drive
Curiosity stopped its drive a bit earlier than anticipated. It so happens that the autonomous software onboard Curiosity designed to keep it driving safely kicked in and ended the drive short of the planned distance.
27 June 2018
Sols 2095-2096: Over the crest
After a steep drive Sol 2094, Curiosity is back over the crest of Vera Rubin Ridge and enjoying the view of flatter terrain ahead.
26 June 2018
Sols 2093-2094: Feeling powerful
Today’s 2-sol plan kicked off with the good news that our power state exceeded predictions, so we were able to add in some extra science activities.
25 June 2018
Sols 2090-2092: Watch the Skies
Despite the global dust storm (more correctly known as a ‘planet encircling dust event’) darkening the skies, our nuclear-powered rover continues to do good science.
20 June 2018
Sols 2088-2089: A Dusty Day on Mars
Over the past week or so, Curiosity has experienced increasingly dusty conditions in Gale crater. Unlike her older cousin Opportunity on the other side of the planet, Curiosity is not solar powered…
19 June 2018
Sol 2087: Slippery slope
Curiosity pulled away from the ‘Duluth’ site yesterday, but given the blocky nature of the ‘Blunts Point’ member and the sand in between those blocks, she did not get far.
18 June 2018
Sol 2086: Dusty Skies
The dust storm that is challenging Opportunity closed in on Gale Crater over the weekend with a substantial increase in dust levels. The storm is no threat to nuclear-powered Curiosity and provides an amazing chance for new science.
17 June 2018
Sols 2083-2085: 30 Sols and Done
The last time Curiosity drove anywhere was 30 martian days ago. A lot has happened in these past 30 sols.
