A new angle on the Yardang unit atop Aeolis Mons, captured by Curiosity, as part of 360° Mastcam panorama, from the eastern edge of the Boxwork structure. What a view!

#Mars Feb. 27, 2026 - Sol 4821
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

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New shots of the fascinating yardang unit captured by Curiosity with her Chemcam RMI telescope

#Mars Nov. 2, 2025 - Sol 4707
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL

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Awesome imagery captured two days ago by Curiosity, from its location within a trough of the boxwork structure. This is part of a larger, 360° Mastcam panorama.

#Mars Oct. 21, 2025 - Sol 4695
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4655-4660: Boxworks With a View

The Navcam image accompanying this blog post highlights the striking wind-sculpted yardangs on the exciting route ahead.

Written by Planetary Geologist Sharon Wilson Purdy
https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4655-4660-boxworks-with-a-view/

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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4655-4660: Boxworks With a View

Written by Sharon Wilson Purdy, Planetary Geologist at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

NASA Science

Snippets from a 360° panorama captured two days ago by Curiosity, including a new angle on the Yardang unit

#Mars Sep. 11, 2025 - Sol 4656
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

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A mosaic of 100 images acquired by Curiosity over the course of several days

#Mars June 7-14, 2025
Credit images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

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Beautiful Mars: the same view, captured by Curiosity under very different lighting conditions, in the morning

#Mars June 10, 2025 - Sol 4566
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

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Beautiful Mars: the same subject captured five hours apart, under different lighting conditions, by Curiosity

#Mars June 7, 2025 - Sol 4563
Credits images: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/fredk

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