Curiosity has climbed 999.15m up Mount Sharp, the next drive should reach over one kilometer
Here's its new workspace after the drive. This is a mosaic of 15 overlapping mast camera images that were deBayered prior to assembly.
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Drive to the South on sol 4989 (August 19, 2026)
End-of-drive Front HazCam image of the new workspace :)
4986 Sols on Mars - Penny for your thoughts :)
This image was taken by the MAHLI camera onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4986 (16 August 2026)
Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
14 years on Mars takes its toll. Sol 4963 wheel-check (July 23, 2026)
'Tis But A Scratch!
Still plenty of miles on these wheels
Drive of 49 meters on sol 4957 (July 17, 2016) more images, maps and data in the comments)
Mosaic of 15 overlapping M34 images, roughly assembled using MS-ICE
Looong drive on Sol 4050
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Meteorite - Or Meteor-wrong? Sol 4947
Assembled from 12 overlapping Right-side MastCam deBayered images. Could it be a meteorite, or is it just a dark rock out of place. The rover has instruments that can quickly tell us if it's rich in iron-nickel, or a basaltic rock.
4947 - DRT used to brush away some dust
Here's the target that the DRT cleaned. Imaged with the MAHLI camera from a few inches away from the surface. Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS