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Curiosity raw image: Sol 539, February 10, 2014
Leaving Dingo Gap dune behind (note tracks down the face of the dune, right rear). This image was taken by Navcam: Right B (NAV_RIGHT_B) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 539 (2014-02-10 23:04:47 UTC). More Sol 539 images (all cameras).
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Curiosity panorama: approaching Dingo Gap
This scene combines images taken by the left-eye camera of the Mast Camera (Mastcam) instrument on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover during the midafternoon, local Mars solar time, of the mission’s 526th Martian day, or sol (Jan. 28, 2014). The sand … Continue reading
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Curiosity raw image: Sol 527, January 29, 2014
Curiosity’s left Navigation Camera (Navcam): Looking at a large dune or sand drift, with the Gale rim in the distance. More Sol 527 images (all cameras)
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Blowing sand and moving dunes in Gale Crater
Curiosity, NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory rover, is exploring the floor of Gale Crater. Its main science target, however, is the giant stack of water-altered sediments that make up Mount Sharp, Gale Crater’s central mound. But to reach the mound, the … Continue reading
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Mars dunes move as much as Earth dunes
Scientists have known for years that Martian sand dunes and ripples move as wind blows over them. But for the most part they thought the motion was small because the atmosphere is thin and high-speed winds are rare. Now new … Continue reading
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