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Sols 3078-3080: A Sandy Stop Near ‘Mont Mercou’ – NASA’s Mars Exploration Program – NASA Mars Exploration
Curiosity is continuing to make her way around “Mont Mercou” to capture as many angles as possible of the 7-meter tall sedimentary outcrop.
Curiosity is continuing to make her way around “Mont Mercou” to capture as many angles as possible of the 7-meter tall sedimentary outcrop. Today the rover stopped at a patch of sand (shown in the image above), so the science team divided our focus between the sand at our feet and the outcrop towering above us.
The plan includes many images of Mont Mercou. There are several Mastcam mosaics that cover the outcrop, including some stereo observations. There is also a ChemCam RMI, called “Montpeyroux,”…
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