[meteorite-list] NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Looks at Ground Ahead, Moons Above

[Ron Baalke]

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NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Looks at Ground Ahead, Moons Above
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
September 19, 2012

A series of daily drives has taken NASA's Mars Rover Curiosity to a
vantage point about halfway to a science destination area called
Glenelg. The rover has been using its Mast Camera to examine the area
ahead and also to catch special occasions when the Martian moons Phobos
and Deimos pass in front of the sun from the rover's point of view.

All Related Images

[Curiosity Traverse Map Through Sol 43]
This map shows the route driven by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity through
the 43rd Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission on Mars (Sept. 19,
2012).

[On the Road to Glenelg]
This mosaic from the Mast Camera on NASA's Curiosity rover shows the
view looking toward the "Glenelg" area, where three different terrain
types come together.

[Dark Bands Run Through Light Layers]
This mosaic from the Mast Camera on NASA's Curiosity rover shows a
close-up view looking toward the "Glenelg" area, where three different
terrain types come together.


[Phobos in Transit]	
Mars has two small, asteroid-sized moons named Phobos and Deimos.
Phobos in Transit

[Phobos in Transit]
As part of a multi-mission campaign, NASA's Curiosity rover is observing
Martian moon transits, the first of which involved the moon Phobos
grazing the sun's disk.

[Comparing Phobos Views]