Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Checks Curiosity’s Trek
![The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took this photo of the Curiosity rover in September 2015, during an exciting traverse of Mars.](https://science.nasa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/7725_Mars-MRO-orbiter-curiosity-rover-trek-full2.jpg?w=4096&format=jpeg)
December 9, 2015
Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona |
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The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took this photo of the Curiosity rover in September 2015, during an exciting traverse of Mars. Curiosity was exploring the boundary between two rock units: the light-toned Murray Formation and the overlying and darker-toned Stimson unit. We can clearly see the rover in a complex terrain marked by rocks of different colors, which on the surface, can correspond to the contact between rock units and dark sand.