Sol 1182, December 3, 2015. The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the instrument arm performs a “pit stop” service by swinging under the rover to check the state of the wheels as they rest on sand. The right-side image … Continue reading
Sol 1128, October 8, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: got up before dawn again today, and was treated to a beautiful view of the crescent Moon, Venus, Mars, and Jupiter in the eastern sky. I hadn’t seen Mars … Continue reading
Sol 1076, August 16, 2015. The Mars Hand Lens Imager swings into action on behalf of mission control, performing a State of the Wheels survey. Click images to load larger versions. Sol 1076 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s … Continue reading
Sol 1057, July 28, 2015. A seldom-seen point of view, taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the instrument arm, shows the rocks directly underneath one of the wheels. Sol 1057 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s … Continue reading
Sol 1048-1050, July 17, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The Sol 1046 wheel imaging completed nominally, and the rover is a little over 1 meter from its previous location. So the outcrop to the right of the vehicle … Continue reading
Sol 1046-1047, July 15, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The 8.5-meter Sol 1044 drive completed as planned, leaving the rover in a relatively flat and smooth area [image at right] that is suitable for imaging of the wheels. … Continue reading
Sol 962, April 20, 2015, update from USGS scientist Ken Herkenhoff: The Sol 960 drive went as planned, for a total of over 102 meters! The rover has driven far enough since the last full set of MAHLI images were acquired … Continue reading
Sol 955, April 14, 2015. The instrument arm swings out and down to let the MAHLI (hand lens imager) perform one of its occasional State of the Wheels surveys. (Click on the images to open larger versions in new browser … Continue reading
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Sol 834, December 11, 2014. Mission controllers are checking the wear on Curiosity’s wheels with the Mars Hand Lens Imager (click each image for a full-resolution version). Sol 834 raw images (from all cameras), and Curiosity’s latest location map. … Continue reading
From Emily Lakdawalla’s blog at The Planetary Society: “There are holes in Curiosity wheels. There have always been holes — the rover landed with twelve holes deliberately machined in each wheel to aid in rover navigation. But there are new … Continue reading
