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May 21st, 2016
Curiosity Navcam Left B image taken on Sol 1347, May 20, 2016.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover is now in Sol 1348.
The robot continues to measure the variations in silica abundance around large fractures, poking around in what’s been called “Fracture Town”.
Opposition party
BTW: Here’s how to visually celebrate Mars opposition on Sunday, May 22nd:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ-qbykREXE&feature=youtu.be&t=1m15s
New Map
A new map shows the route driven by Curiosity through the 1346 Martian day, or sol, of the rover’s mission on Mars (May, 20, 2016).
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona
Numbering of the dots along the line indicate the sol number of each drive. North is up.
From Sol 1344 to Sol 1346, Curiosity had driven a straight line distance of about 31.55 feet (9.62 meters).
Since touching down in Bradbury Landing in August 2012, Curiosity has driven 7.95 miles (12.80 kilometers).
The base image from the map is from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment Camera (HiRISE) in NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
Curiosity Navcam Right B image taken on Sol 1344, May 18, 2016.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Curiosity Mastcam Right image taken on Sol 1346, May 20, 2016.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Curiosity Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) image taken on May 18, 2016, Sol 1344.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
Curiosity Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) image taken on May 19, 2016, Sol 1345.
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
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