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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4988-4994: More New Tricks for an Old Dog
NASA's Curiosity rover discovered unusual broad, shallow pits in Martian bedrock and analyzed complex rock layering on Mount Sharp between Sols 4988 and 4994.
Why it matters
These findings provide new data on the environmental processes and depositional conditions that shaped the Martian surface over time.
The details
The MAHLI imager captured a pit approximately 1 centimeter in diameter. The rover analyzed gray resistant layers and float rocks using the ChemCam and APXS instruments. Mastcam created a comprehensive mosaic of the Cordillera butte's visible face. The team lost one planning day due to a lost downlink.
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