As some of you have already noticed, I am posting to the Discord server "UMSF After Party". I may join lemmy, but it is not certain.
Thank you all for so many excellent years of sharing wonders and adventures. Ad Astra!
Fernando

Curiosity's Sunday drive to the SW was of almost 37m. Time to see how it compares with the MSAR #10.

On the left lower corner, high up on the butte, there are some polygonal ridges this rover won't be able to see (I suppose) nor investigate...



Fernando
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The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

I am attaching the "The Martian Way" kml file updated to sol 4371.

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_4371_2024NOV23.kmz ( 1.62MB ) Number of downloads: 25


A change log can be found in post #494. UMSF posting is closing in 7 days.

Fernando
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The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

Curiosity breezed through the 33km mark with a 25m drive on sol 4371.



Fernando
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The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

On sol 4369 Curiosity drove to the west by a little over 30 m. It is very close to the 33 Km mark. Less than 5 m, I believe.



Fernando
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The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

Curiosity's drive to the southwest on sol 4367 stopped just shy of 21m.



Fernando
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The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

I am attaching the "The Martian Way" kml file updated to sol 4362. This file has a few changes implemented:

1. Both Distance grids (1km and 100m) were extended to the south by 4km;
2. The quadrangles grid was similarly extended, by two rows. This covers all the terrain to the end of the first notional route;
3. The several UMSF images used in the KML file were copied, with the author agreement, to a Google drive account and are now used from there. This was necessary due to UMSF's closure.
4. The layout of the sol description was slightly adjusted to better accommodate the images. The result is shown, for Sol 0, in the accompanying image.

As usual, the KML file was copied to my Google drive account (see link below) and I will keep updating the drive and, in addition, posting in the Discord server.

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_4362_2024NOV17.kmz ( 1.62MB ) Number of downloads: 21





A change log can be found in post #494. UMSF is closing soon.

Fernando
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The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

The aproximately 18m drive to the west on sol 4362.



Fernando
_____________________________________________________________________
The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

Thank YOU Glevesque!
Here is the drive on sol 4360, with new target names. Curiosity seems to be rejoining MSAR 10.



Fernando
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The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

Having lurked for many years I finally made my first post on August 6, 2014, celebrating Curiosity's 2nd "landiversary", a term that had yet to be coined. Back then I couldn't have guessed that the route would reach so far in space, time, and posts.

To celebrate the beginning of Mars Year 38 (November 12, 2024) and post #1000, here is the Curiosity's complete route for that period, as The Martian Way file can show in Google Mars (many features omitted for clarity.)

It is only 3817 x 4953 pixels and 6.4 MB heavy but can't be attached here, so I've housed it in Google Drive at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EVgto29645...?usp=drive_link

A smaller version is shown instead:


Safe roving to Curiosity and Team!

Fernando
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The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

And here is the KML file update to sol 4357.

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_4357_2024NOV11.kmz ( 1.53MB ) Number of downloads: 15


A change log can be found in post #494

Fernando
_____________________________________________________________________
The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

With a 22+m drive on sol 4357 Curiosity completed sol's 4355 drive plan. It is now closer to a dark band.



UMSF will soon stop to accept new posts.
Anyone following this thread will be able to continue to get the information I post here at the URL below

Fernando
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The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2...cf-1456fa487cc0

Fernando

Curiosity's drive on sol 4355 was cut short after some 11m.
Notice the rear right wheel: it is up on a rock. Curiosity was driving backwards.
A few targets' names were added.



Fernando
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The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

This weekend (sol 4353) Curiosity drove again to the NNW. No new target names to fill the image so here is a comparison of the actual path with the notional route MSAR 10 (in blue).



Fernando
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The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

The KML file updated to sol 4350.

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_4350_2024NOV03.kmz ( 1.53MB ) Number of downloads: 17

A change log can be found in post #494

Fernando
_____________________________________________________________________
The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

On sol 4350 Curiosity moved forward by 1.49m



Fernando
_____________________________________________________________________
The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

As usual, Curiosity drove during the Earth weekend, on sol 4346.



Fernando
_____________________________________________________________________
The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

Update of the KML file to sol 4343.

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_4343_2024OCT26.kmz ( 1.58MB ) Number of downloads: 22


A change log can be found in post #494

Fernando
_____________________________________________________________________
The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

Curiosity drove again on sol 4343.



Fernando
_____________________________________________________________________
The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

The drive on sol 4342.



Fernando
_____________________________________________________________________
The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

The drive on sol 4339.



Fernando
_____________________________________________________________________
The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

Update of the KML file to sol 4336.

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_4336_2024OCT20.kmz ( 1.58MB ) Number of downloads: 30


A change log can be found in post #494

Fernando
_____________________________________________________________________
The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.

On sol 4336 Curiosity drove about 25m to the northwest. Perhaps it is going away from the channel.



Fernando
_____________________________________________________________________
The Martian Way files can also be downloaded from:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OJH...BbQ?usp=sharing
Included are "The Martian Way" KMZ file, User's Guide, and MSL Orbital map of Gale crater.
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Hera has sent its first images a few days ago (sorry, I was traveling). They can be found at
https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera_..._Earth_and_Moon

Fernando