Our first look at the sample hole at 'Highfield' in raw colour. More in 1st comment5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Today on Mars: Unusual reaction to Laser Strikes. Not seen that before with ChemCam...7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Butte 'M5' August 2016, one of the sandstone Murray Buttes. Additional info in comments6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
I enhanced the shot of the last drill hole to see what is at the bottom.8yr ⋅ Muffinmaster19 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
2 degrees Centigrade in Gale, Martian Summer is on the way...5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
10 years ago today, the first of twin Mars Exploration Rovers, MER-A later named Spirit, launched from CCAFS on a 92 day mission. She was operational for 2269 days.11yr ⋅ rtphokie ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Juniper Hills (2014): A perfect example of differential aeolian weathering. Details and several links in 1st comment6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Beneath the dust lies the true colours of the rocks. Yesterday on Mars, scale bar included6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Sol 2338 NavCam Post Drive Panorama [Info & links in 1st comment]5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Another small Iron Meteorite? Sol 2233, scale to follow in comments when I find it.5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
This awaits Curiosity when she has finished on the ridge. See 1st comment.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
A closer look at the small iron-meteorite recently spotted in Gale crater. Details and links in comments8yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Animated Dust-Devil activity on sol 2228 (different processing see 1st comment for details)5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
After drilling Stoer the drill bit still looks to be in good shape :)6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Grange in extreme close-up: November 1, 2018. Details in 1st comment5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Goat Mountain from Logan's Pass. Sol 984, link to scale in comments.5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Added a to-scale CG astronaut to this shot from Sol 1419. Base image details in comments...8yr ⋅ _TheSeaning ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Mars: Curiosity Eyes Naukluft Plateau. PDS Mosaic. Info in comments6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Latest Curiosity Location Map for Sol 2250, scale bar included, details in comments5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Good News: JPL have managed to move the lens cover on its MAHLI camera7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Latest weather from Gale Crater. Link to interactive version in comments6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Last year I took a tour of JPL and snapped this photo of Curiosity being assembled.12yr ⋅ iliveonapalebluedot ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Dust accumulating on Curiosity body: Sols 14, 90, 196 and 28611yr ⋅ Coyotemarciano ⋅ r/curiosityrover
2 R-MastCam frames from 2304 debayered and stitched, ~20 meters from the rover5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
ICYMI: First Asteroid Image from the Surface of Mars: Info & links in 1st comment.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Now that's what I call a VIEW. Hoping they do a 360 or even a Selfie before they drive away from the edge of the ridge.7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Routine Inspection of Curiosity's Wheel Wear and Tear. Details and links in comments7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
NASA Mars Exploration Rover Status Report (Opportunity) See comments for summary and links.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Slowly Clearing Skies in Gale Crater: Some features of the mountain that were hidden by the dust storm are now resolved by the rover's cameras (sol 2116 NavCam)6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
A few hours ago on the planet Mars: Curiosity Rover completes another drive.8yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Curiosity's Traverse Map Through Sol 2256, scale bars included, north is up (more in comments)5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
MAHLI is a little dusty, good job it has a motorized lens cap. Image from sol 21326yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Mastcam right view from Sol 1436 with simulated astronaut to assist with scale.8yr ⋅ _TheSeaning ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Curiosity Rover observes shifting sands on Mars: [Animated Gif]8yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Curiosity's Drill bit (bottom) and the concrete bit it was milled from (top)10yr ⋅ Lars0 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Dust lifting events: Sol 2230 Animation of processed images. More in 1st comment5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
I've been waiting 4 years for these images, it was worth the wait... A single End-of-drive half-frame NavCam image from sol 1428 :)8yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
4x2 R-MastCam mosaic of the road to Mt Sharp acquired back in 2012, just 5 weeks after landing. More info in comments6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Wheel-check on the Vera Rubin Ridge. See 1st comment for a few extra details.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
6 hours ago on Mars, we have a new 16 mm wide x 65 mm deep sample hole.8yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Looks like it is a small metallic meteorite :) More details to follow7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Astronaut at Murray Buttes, simulated, scaled to HiRISE projection, Sol 14328yr ⋅ _TheSeaning ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Another image of the broken grousers on Curiosity's left-side middle wheel.7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Mission Update - Sols 2032-2033: The Rocks vs. Stone Cold Aluminum Wheels. Written by mission scientist Abigail Fraeman on 23 April 2018. Details & Links in 1st comment.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Erosion by Scarp Retreat in Gale Crater. My version using Mars lighting conditions, an annotated version is included in the comments and white balanced versions by JPL and a full description6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Curiosity Uses Arm Camera at Night at Martian rock target 'Glenfinnan'. Details in 1st comment.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Sunset Sequence in Mars' Gale Crater (Yes it's Blue) info and links in the comments7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Communications issues are still having an affect operating our robotic emissaries on the surface of Mars. Details in 1st comment6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Close-up of the 16mm Duluth Drill Hole. Details & all the links in 1st comment.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Windy Season: Tailings/Cuttings from the 1.6cm wide 'Highfield' drilled hole are slowly being cleared by the wind (sol 2248 MAHLI, rotated)5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Well they finally took a closer look at this little oddity, still not clear to me what it is, hopefully they'll get a close up with MAHLI :) sol 2139 RMI6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Science-Filters Study of Martian Rock Sees Hematite. See comment for info and links7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Sol 2232: Looks like a very strong candidate for another iron-nickel meteorite, judging by the external texture and the 5 bright spots at the LIBS sites.5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Aftermath of firing Curiosity's laser at Martian dune sand: info & links in comment7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Vein target 'Niddrie' targeted by Curiosity's ChemCam laser (more in comments)5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Earlier today on Mars: Drill placed over CheMin in very delicate manoeuvre.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Recap of the Bagnold Dune Investigation Curiosity Rover Mission Update (from JPL). Summary and all the links in the 1st comment.5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Mosaic of Big Spencer Mountain Scale bar included. Details in 1st comment5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
More Unusual Rock Formations. Details & Links in 1st comment.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
QI says Curiosity will not collect any new data during the US Government shutdown. Is that correct?11yr ⋅ Lorak ⋅ r/curiosityrover
'Dike Peak' Weather Resistant Fracture-filled Veins with scale bar, see comments.7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Before & After: End view comparison of Curiosity's drill bit: See comments8yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Drive earlier today on Mars (sol 2032). Provisional Details & Links in 1st comment.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Curiosity Rover in Hidden Valley (2014), see comments for links7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
A collage of Duluth, the next drill target, imaged before the drive.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Animation of Shifting Sands at the Bagnold Dunes. Info and links in the comments7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Sol 2236-39: No turkey, but many side dishes (Mission Update) Details in 1st comment5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
(2014) Crystal-Laden Martian Rock Examined by Curiosity... Lots of links and data in comments7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Clouds Sailing Overhead on Mars (animation) 2 of 2. Details in 1st comment6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
R-MastCam Photo mosaic using 2 PDS frames, sol 1117 (Looking West)5yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
'Voyageurs' Before and After drill attempt... That's one tough rock... Visibly battered by the hammer action, but did not want to give up a sample...6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Close up (with scale) of the ripple crest that was cut through by the wheel scuff, see comment7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Rover Findings Indicate Stratified Lake on Ancient Mars: See comment for links etc7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Moray: Fragment of a mineral filled fracture. info and links in comments6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
3 of 3 : Today on Mars: Finely laminated sedimentary bedrock from sol 1816 (September 15, 2017).7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
An Algorithm Helps Protect Mars Curiosity's Wheels, see comment.7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
A pumpkin I carved over four years ago. I think some people might actually recognize it this year. 12yr ⋅ Perijove ⋅ r/curiosityrover
First Close-up of the Sands at the North Side of the Bagnold Dunes (sol 1602)7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
'Britt' - Damaged by rover wheels. Details & Links in 1st comment.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Aeolian Erosion at Deadwood: September 2015, sol 1117. More info in comments.6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Geology - It's like Investigating a Crime Scene: Curiosity Rover Mission Update, written by Susanne Schwenzer on October 05, 2018. Summary & links in 1st comment6yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Martian Ridge Looming Above Curiosity Prior to Ascent. See comment for detail etc.7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Very latest snapshot from Mars; Curi's view from Sol 1435...powering through Murray Buttes8yr ⋅ _TheSeaning ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Curiosity in context. Sol 1281 postcard with 3D model scaled to rover tracks. The terrain is much better understood with images like these, no?8yr ⋅ Kissytouch ⋅ r/curiosityrover
(2014) Iron Meteorites Observed by Curiosity Rover, additional data from JPL in 1st comment7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
Sand gets everywhere :) Even on the ribs of the MMRTG. Post drive NavCam image after today's drive7yr ⋅ paulhammond5155 ⋅ r/curiosityrover
