NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover: New April 30, 2022 Images | JPL

NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover: New April 30, 2022 Images | JPL

This week, NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has been using its Mastcam to image “Blackcraig”, “Maringma” and “Deepdale” buttes as it continues its ascent up Mount Sharp in Gale Crater. Buttes can be described as isolated hills with steep sides and flat tops. Mount Sharp, officially Aeolis Mons, is a mountain on Mars. It forms the central peak within Gale Crater. 

MSL - Sol 3456 - Mastcam

MSL - Sol 3456 - Mastcam

MSL - Sol 3459 - MAHLI

MSL - Sol 3458 - Mastcam

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), which is managed for NASA by Caltech in Pasadena, California, built and manages operations of the Perseverance and Curiosity rovers.

Mission Name: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)

Rover Name: Curiosity

Main Job: To determine if Mars was ever habitable to microbial life. 

Launch: November 6, 2011

Landing: August 5, 2012, Gale Crater, Mars

For more about Curiosity: 

https://mars.nasa.gov/msl/home/

https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/missions/mars-science-laboratory-curiosity-rover-msl

Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech / MSSS / Kevin M. Gill

Release Date: April 30, 2022

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