Curiosity’s Nevado Sajama postcard captures Mars on the eve of conjunction
Los Angeles CA (SPX) Jan 03, 2026
From its perch on a rugged ridge in Gale Crater, NASA’s Curiosity rover has stitched together a holiday postcard that doubles as a science panorama, framing the Nevado Sajama drill site against a hazy Martian sky. The scene merges two Mastcam mosaics taken on Nov. 18, 2025 – late afternoon on sol 4722 and early morning on sol 4723 – then tinted in cool blues and warm golds to emphasize changing
Published by SpaceDaily on 01/03/2026
