Curiosity Blog, Sols 4995-5001: 5,000 (Martian) Days on Mars
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NASA's Curiosity blog covering sols 4995-5001, written by William Farrand of the Space Science Institute, marks the rover reaching 5,000 Martian days on Mars. During this span, Curiosity passed the 1 kilometer mark of elevation gained from its landing site floor.
Written by William Farrand, Senior Research Scientist, Space Science Institute Earth planning date: Friday, Aug. 28, 2026 The span of sols spanned by this blog post is noteworthy in several ways. First, Curiosity became a world-class (for Mars at least) mountaineer by passing the 1 kilometer mark of elevation from its landing site on the floor […]
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