NASA Rover Reaches South Side of Pinnacle Ridge: What's Next?

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This image was taken by Left Navigation Camera onboard NASA's Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4180 (2024-05-10 03:55:37 UTC).
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Earth planning date: Friday, May 10, 2024

We planned quite a drive on Wednesday, with lots of twists and turns over very bumpy terrain, so the team was delighted to learn everything completed as planned when we received our downlink at ~4 am Pacific Time this morning! The successful drive means Curiosity is now parked on the south side of Pinnacle Ridge, the final area of upper Gediz Vallis ridge that we planned to investigate before we cross Gediz Vallis channel. We visited the north side of Pinnacle Ridge last week and collected all sorts of data that tell us a lot about the composition and textures of the rocks that form the ridge.

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