{"id":6451,"date":"2014-02-12T07:06:35","date_gmt":"2014-02-12T07:06:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6451"},"modified":"2014-02-12T07:06:35","modified_gmt":"2014-02-12T07:06:35","slug":"curiosity-crossing-the-sands-of-mars-a-panorama-mapping-the-rovers-trek-from-orbit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6451","title":{"rendered":"Curiosity: Crossing the sands of Mars + A panorama + Mapping the rover’s trek from orbit"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Mars Curiosity rover looks back over ira trek across a sand dune :\u00a0NASA’s Curiosity Drives On After Crossing Martian Dune – NASA JPL<\/a>\u00a0–<\/p>\n

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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is continuing its traverse toward enticing science destinations after climbing over a dune spanning a gap in a ridge.<\/em><\/p>\n

The rover covered 135 feet (41.1 meters) on Feb. 9, in its first drive since the 23-foot (7-meter) crossing of the dune on Feb. 6. That put Curiosity’s total odometry since its August 2012 landing at 3.09 miles (4.97 kilometers).<\/em><\/p>\n

An animated sequence of images from the low-slung Hazard-Avoidance Camera on the rear of the vehicle documents the up-then-down crossing of the dune.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Check out also the cool interactive panorama created from Curiosity’s images near the sand dune:\u00a0Curiosity Rover’s Epic New Panorama of the Sands of Mars – Wired Science<\/a><\/p>\n

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Emily Lakdawalla<\/a>\u00a0describes the\u00a0HiRISE high-resolution camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter \u00a0and then shows some interesting images made with it of the area where Curiosity has been exploring and the path that it has taken:\u00a0<\/span>HiRISE image coverage of the Curiosity field site on Mars – The Planetary Society<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Mars Curiosity rover looks back over ira trek across a sand dune :\u00a0NASA’s Curiosity Drives On After Crossing Martian Dune – NASA JPL\u00a0– NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover is continuing its traverse toward enticing science destinations after climbing over a dune spanning a gap in a ridge. The rover covered 135 feet (41.1 meters) on … Continue reading Curiosity: Crossing the sands of Mars + A panorama + Mapping the rover’s trek from orbit<\/span> →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[78,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-mars","category-space-science"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-1G3","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6611,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=6611","url_meta":{"origin":6451,"position":0},"title":"Curiosity rolls backwards as it moves forward to its next waypoint","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 24, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The Curiosity rover\u00a0shows off another of its multiple talents by driving in reverse over a long distance: Curiosity Adds Reverse Driving for Wheel Protection This map shows the route driven and route planned for NASA's Curiosity Mars rover from before reaching \"Dingo Gap\" -- in upper right -- to the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Mars"","block_context":{"text":"Mars","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=78"},"img":{"alt_text":"Map of Recent and Planned Driving by Curiosity as of Feb. 18, 2014","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jpl.nasa.gov\/images\/msl\/20140219\/pia17946-640.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":12165,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=12165","url_meta":{"origin":6451,"position":1},"title":"Video: Curiosity rover’s panoramic view of the Namib Dune on Mars","author":"TopSpacer","date":"February 8, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Drag the cursor on this image to see the\u00a0360 degree view of the Namib Dune on Mars where the Curiosity rover was\u00a0exploring in December: Full-Circle Panorama Beside 'Namib Dune' on Mars https:\/\/youtu.be\/ME_T4B1rxCg This view of the downwind face of \"Namib Dune\" on Mars covers 360 degrees, including a portion of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Mars"","block_context":{"text":"Mars","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=78"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/ME_T4B1rxCg\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3347,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=3347","url_meta":{"origin":6451,"position":2},"title":"Curiosity Rover update: Trek to Mount Sharp starts","author":"TopSpacer","date":"July 12, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"The Curiosity Rover begins its journey to Mount Sharp: Curiosity Rover Report (July 11, 2013): Trek to Mount Sharp Begins - YouTube http:\/\/youtu.be\/vluaivJqo9w Third Drive of Curiosity's Long Trek Covers 135 Feet PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drove 135 feet (41 meters) on Tuesday, July 9, the third\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Mars"","block_context":{"text":"Mars","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=78"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/vluaivJqo9w\/0.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":8798,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=8798","url_meta":{"origin":6451,"position":3},"title":"Curiosity rover update – Arrives at Mount Sharp","author":"TopSpacer","date":"September 11, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest video Curiosity Rover Report from NASA JPL: We made it! 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