Our Curious robotic explorer is spending another Valentine's Day in faraway Gale crater, Mars. For the first time since 2019, Curiosity has a NASA-built MRV (Martian Rover Valentine)!
Our Curious robotic explorer is spending another Valentine's Day in faraway Gale crater, Mars. For the first time since 2019, Curiosity has a NASA-built MRV (Martian Rover Valentine)! Although Perseverance and Curiosity won't be able to visit each other, they will certainly be sending love over the red horizons.
On this Valentine's Day, Curiosity is planning a full workload with ChemCam LIBS and APXS of 'Loch Garten' followed by MAHLI images of this target before and after dust removal. In addition, ChemCam and Mastcam will image 'Stivva Head' and Mastcam will image 'Blackcraig.'
Navcam will be looking for dust devils and taking other images, while DAN, RAD, and REMS will be taking standard measurements.
Written by Sean Czarnecki, Planetary Geologist at Arizona State University
