NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has successfully reached the top of a canyon it has been climbing for weeks, offering a new view and interesting rocks for study. The rover will use various instruments to observe these rocks and the Martian atmosphere, helping to further our understanding of the Martian
This image was taken by Front Hazard Avoidance Camera onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3805. The rover recently successfully ascended to the top of a challenging canyon it has been climbing for the past few weeks. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltechrover has successfully reached the top of a canyon it has been climbing for weeks, offering a new view and interesting rocks for study.
It always feels great to reach the top of a mountain, especially when the path was challenging. While the top of Mt. Sharp still looms above Curiosity, the team was very excited to see that in the last drive the rover successfully reached the top of the canyon that it has been climbing for the past few weeks.
The workspace includes several interesting rocks, including the “Floresta” target which will be cleared of dust by the DRT and then observed by APXS, MAHLI, and Mastcam with a multispectral image. APXS and MAHLI will also target “Calama,” which is a rock that appears to have a dark coating on it. A dark toned float rock lies beyond the reach of the arm, so ChemCam will target it for a LIBS observation and Mastcam will take a corresponding image.
The plan also includes coordinated ChemCam passive sky and APXS and SAM atmospheric observations. These measurements from three different instruments will be used together to constrain trace elements that are present in the Martian atmosphere.
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