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Curiosity Rover Marks Milestone on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has reached a significant milestone, marking 5,000 sols (Martian days) since landing. The rover captured panoramic images at two different times of day to celebrate its achievements.
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Written by Benjamin Tutolo, Professor, University of Calgary Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 4, 2026 Curiosity has marked several huge milestones (14 years on Mars; 5,000 sols on Mars; 1 kilometer of elevation gain since landing) over the past several weeks, and the team has duly celebrated these
2026-09-16 14:26 UTC
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Description While parked at a sand ridge nicknamed “Chocolatal,” NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used its black-and-white navigation cameras to capture panoramas at two times of day. The first was taken on Aug. 30, 2026, at 9:56 a.m. local Mars time; the second was taken on Sep. 2, 2026, at 5:39 p.m. lo
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