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Sols 4458-4460: NASA Science Defies Winter Challenges

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Planning Operations on Mars with Curiosity: A Winter Challenge As Earth marks Tuesday, February 18, 2025, Curiosity’s team on Mars engages in a rare planning session due to the U.S. holiday observed on the preceding Monday. This day brings unique challenges and considerations as new winter heating constraints come into play. Operating the Curiosity rover […]

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Sols 4458-4460: Winter Schminter 169

Earth planning date: Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025 During today’s unusual-for-MSL Tuesday planning day (because of the U.S. holiday on Monday), we planned activities under new winter heating constraints. Operating Curiosity on Mars requires attention to a number of factors — power, data volume, terrain roughness, temperature — that affect rover operability and safety. Winter means […]

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