Late 2016 Map of NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Mission
This map shows the route driven by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover from the location where it landed in August 2012 to its location in December 2016, which is in the upper half of a geological unit called the Murray formation on lower Mount Sharp.
Blue triangles mark waypoints investigated by Curiosity during the rover's two-year prime mission and first two-year extended mission. The "Hematite Unit" and "Clay Unit" are key destinations for the second two-year extension, which lasts through September 2018. An approximate possible route is indicated for studying those layers of the mountain.
The base image for the map is from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Bagnold Dunes form a band of dark, windblown material at the foot of Mount Sharp.
Late 2016 Map of NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Mission
This map shows the route driven by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover from the location where it landed in August 2012 to its location in December 2016, which is in the upper half of a geological unit called the Murray formation on lower Mount Sharp.
Blue triangles mark waypoints investigated by Curiosity during the rover's two-year prime mission and first two-year extended mission. The "Hematite Unit" and "Clay Unit" are key destinations for the second two-year extension, which lasts through September 2018. An approximate possible route is indicated for studying those layers of the mountain.
The base image for the map is from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Bagnold Dunes form a band of dark, windblown material at the foot of Mount Sharp.