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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4988-4994: More New Tricks for an Old Dog

Written by Michelle Minitti, MAHLI Deputy Principal Investigator Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 21, 2026 After Curiosity’s 14 years on the surface, Mars continues to surprise. Both of our workspaces this week contained features unlike quite anything we have seen in the past — broad, shallow pits (like the one in the image above) dotted […]

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4988-4994: More New Tricks for an Old Dog
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