"Journeying Through Mars: Navigating Craters and Making Stops Along the Way"

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Source: NASA Mars Exploration
"Journeying Through Mars: Navigating Craters and Making Stops Along the Way"
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, currently exploring the Jau crater cluster, takes a break to investigate a bumpy, ridged rock named 'Mamore' using its APXS, MAHLI, and ChemCam instruments. Mastcam captures images of two craters and a distant rock called 'Triunfo,' while ChemCam creates a long-distance mosaic of the Gediz Vallis ridge. ENV instruments observe a sand sheet for dust devils and measure the amount of dust in the Martian atmosphere. Curiosity continues its journey, anticipating more exciting discoveries ahead.

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