Curiosity Blog, Sols 5010-5015: Checking out the Bands
Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More Mars Missions Mars Home 3 min read Curiosity Blog, Sols 5010-5015: Checking out the Bands NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image, showing the path ahead. The subtle banding can be picked out here in tonal differences. Curiosity captured the image using its Right Navigation Camera on Sept. 14, 2026 — Sol 5014, or Martian day 5,014 of the Mars Science Laboratory mission — at 02:05:20 UTC. NASA/JPL-Caltech Catherine O’Connell-Cooper, APXS Strategic Planner and Payload Uplink/Downlink Lead, University New Brunswick, NB, Canada Earth planning date: Friday, Sept. 11, 2026 This...
