Fourth time's the charm.
In practical terms, that backstory means this ridge holds proof of— and maybe more excitingly, information about the planet's ancient, dangerous landslides.
took 136 individual images of the site that were stitched together to form a 360-degree panorama that was later color-enhanced for visual purposes. To get to the Gediz Vallis Ridge, Curiosity had to get past quite a few hurdles. And earlier this year, Curiosity faced another setback on the way to Gediz Vallis after checking out the Marker Band Valley. Getting out of Marker Band,
"After three years, we finally found a spot where Mars allowed Curiosity to safely access the steep ridge," Ashwin Vasavada, Curiosity’s project scientist at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, said in the statement."It’s a thrill to be able to reach out and touch rocks that were transported from places high up on Mount Sharp that we’ll never be able to visit with Curiosity."
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