NASA’s Curiosity Looks Back After Reaching Elevation Milestone

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What happened

Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view looking back at the floor of Gale Crater, with the crater’s rim visible in the distance, on Sept.

5, 2026, the 5,006th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

Just nine days prior, on Aug.

Key facts

  • 5, 2026, the 5,006th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
  • Reported by NASA and published Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:47 UTC.

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  1. NASA’s Curiosity Captures Dawn Breaking on Wind-Carved Cliffs

  2. NASA’s Curiosity Looks Back After Reaching Elevation Milestone

  3. 'It looks like a chimera' — 168 million years ago, a strange platypus-like mammal relative lived in China alongside dinosaurs

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Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of sunrise illuminating distant, wind-carved features called yardangs on Aug. 11, 2026, the 4,982nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission.

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