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January 3rd, 2021
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is now performing Sol 2990 duties.
Curiosity has reached the spectacularly scenic “Sands of Forvie” – a sand sheet is roughly 1,312 feet (400 meters) across and 3,280 feet (1 kilometer) wide.
The robot has returned a number of New Year photos of its sandy surroundings.
Curiosity Right B Navigation Camera image taken on Sol 2989, January 2, 2021.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Mars Hand Lens Imager photo produced on Sol 2989, January 2, 2021.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Curiosity Front Hazard Avoidance Camera Right B image acquired on Sol 2989, January 2, 2021.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Curiosity Front Hazard Avoidance Camera Right B image acquired on Sol 2989, January 2, 2021.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Curiosity Right B Navigation Camera image taken on Sol 2989, January 2, 2021.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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