12 July 2018
Sol 2109: Voyageurs
Almost 2100 sols and countless exciting discoveries later, Curiosity is now poised to drill at the exact spot we first detected the strongest hematite signature over seven years ago. We’ve named the new drill target ‘Voyageurs’ after a National Park in northern Minnesota.
11 July 2018
Sol 2108: Back Towards Stranraer
After being out of commission for over a year, Curiosity’s drill is making not just a comeback, but a strong one, with imminent plans for a second drill hole within the span of 60 sols.
8 July 2018
Sol 2107: Heading Back to the Great Red Spot
…the entire scene looks a murky red-brown color due to the dust storm.
5 July 2018
Sol 2104-06: Have we reached the peak?
The amount of dust over Gale Crater has been slowly declining over the last two weeks and it’s possible the dust storm has reached its ‘peak.’
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.
