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NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image, showing the polygonal sulfate unit currently being investigated by the rover after leaving the boxwork terrain. Curiosity captured the image using its Left Navigation Camera on March 27, 2026 — Sol 4848, or Martian day 4,848 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission — at 10:43:16 UTC. NASA/JPL-Caltech

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Mars Curiosity Blog Sols 4845-4851: Bye-Bye Boxwork, Bye-Bye

by Keith CowingApril 20, 2026April 20, 2026

Earth planning date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Martian surface Sols 4852-4853, - NASA

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Mars Curiosity Blog, Sols 4852–4858: When Data Take Their Time…

by Keith CowingApril 16, 2026April 16, 2026

Earth planning date: Friday, April 3, 2026 Written by Susanne P. Schwenzer, Professor of Planetary Mineralogy at The Open University, UK

Members of the Müller Ice Cap expedition team pose with the final 76 centimeter-long segment of their ice core after drilling to a depth of 613 metres last week on Axel Heiberg Island in Nunavut. Alison Criscitiello

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Ice Planet Exploration: Deepest Canadian Ice Core Has Reached Bedrock

by Keith CowingMay 20, 2025

An ambitious Canadian Flagship project has successfully reached its goal drilling a 613 m deep ice core from top to bedrock though the Müller ice cap on Axel Heiberg Island, […]

Images: SuperCam RMI color images showing various types of textures.

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Unburied Treasure: Rover Researchers Find Unexpected Minerals On Mars

by Keith CowingMarch 5, 2025March 5, 2025

Sometimes scientists must dig and work and sweat to make scientific discoveries. And sometimes a robot rolls over a rock that turns out to be a revelation.