Curiosity Blog, Sols 5022-5028: Cashing in at Cache Creek

What happened

Curiosity has long since climbed above the quads that were selected before landing, and before her 14-year, 38-kilometer (24.6-mile) trek, which included more than 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) of elevation gain. The names were chosen after small towns associated with significant geological features.

23, 2026 — Sol 5023, or Martian day 5,023 of the Mars Science Laboratory Mission — at 03:56:10 UTC. NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS Written by Lucy Thompson, Senior Research Scientist, University of New Brunswick, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept.

See the link here for more details on naming conventions on Mars. The area in Canada contains exposures of oceanic crust, marine sediments, volcanic rocks, and glacial deposits, as well as being home to lakes with unusual chemistry that may be analogous to lakes that once existed on Mars.

Key facts

• The area in Canada — includes: exposures of oceanic crust, marine sediments, volcanic rocks, and glacial deposits, as well as being home to lakes with unusual chemistry that may be analogous to lakes that once existed on Mars