Yes, the maps are back and the Mission Updates can be found at

https://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curiosity/stories/

EDIT: The URL changed again. It is now (2024APR27) https://science.nasa.gov/mission/msl-curios...cience-updates/

Curiosity drove again on sol 4159, about 12m, to its weekend location.



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 drove just under 19m on sol 4158.



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.

Update on the sol 4155 location: new target names added.
There is a fascinating rock ("Sawtooth") off Curiosity's right middle wheel.



The drive planned for sol 4157 may have already occurred but I don't have the data yet.

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.

Route update to sol 4155. A "dog leg" drive of 20+ m took Curiosity to less than 4m of the channel's bank.



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 4152.

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_4152_2024APR15.kmz ( 1.56MB ) Number of downloads: 109


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.

A short drive on sol 4152.



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 4151 Curiosity drove south 16+ m, re-approaching 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.

A new drive on sol 4148 with some target names from sol 4150.



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.

During the first quarter of 2024, Curiosity continued its southward route, climbing Aeolis Mons, a.k.a.Mount Sharp, and studying the Gedis Vallis ridge from close. MSL explorations took it to a few meters of the channel proper and the 40th hole (Mineral King) was successfully drilled.

Here is a visualization of Curiosity's travels on the first quarter of 2024. In all images North is at the top.

The path for sols 4054 to 4142 (January 1st to March 31st, 2024):




The above in a wider context (since sol 2988, January 1st, 2021):




For the route summaries of previous quarters and their contexts please see:

• 4Q 2023 Post #2074
• 3Q 2023 Post #2043
• 2Q 2023 Post #1973
• 1Q 2023 Post #1924
• 4Q 2022 Post #1873
• 3Q 2022 Post #1828
• 2Q 2022 Post #1779
• 1Q 2022 Post #1725
• 4Q 2021 Post #1634
• 3Q 2021 Post #1608 (includes mission-wide and Gale-crater-wide contexts).

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 drove 9+ m on sol 4146.



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 "Mission Updates for Sols 4146-4147" mentions a return to MSAR. So here is the drive on sol 4144 with the notional MSAR 10 route (in blue).



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.

This update of the KML file to sol 4142 includes data from the PDS MSL Release 35:

• Route localization data for sols 0-4089
• Analyst's Notebook data for sols 1-3999

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_4142_2024APR04.kmz ( 1.56MB ) Number of downloads: 107



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.

I am trying to catch up, after a long hiatus. Here is the path and target update to sol 4142 (Curiosity just moved again!)
Hopefully that will follow soon, as well as that new data from PDS Release 35 and the quarterly maps.



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.

A perpective view of Curiosity's future travels (with a bit of vertical exageration).



Fernando

Mars Science Laboratory Release 35

The NASA Planetary Data System announces Release 35 of data from the Mars
Science Laboratory (Curiosity) mission. This release contains raw and derived
data products covering the time period July 29 through November 6, 2023 (sols
3903-3999). Several instruments have begun archiving their data in accordance
with the PDS4 standard. The data are archived at various PDS nodes.

APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) at the Geosciences Node
ChemCam at the Geosciences Node
CheMin at the Geosciences Node
DAN at the Geosciences Node
Engineering Cameras at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node
MAHLI (Mars Hand Lens Imager) at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node
Mastcam at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node
PLACES Database at the Cartography and Imaging Sciences Node
RAD (Radiation Assessment Detector) at the PPI Node
REMS (Rover Environmental Monitoring Station) at the Atmospheres Node
SAM (Sample Analysis at Mars) at the Geosciences Node
SPICE at the NAIF Node

The data may be accessed from

https://pds-geosciences.wustl.edu/missions/msl/

or for a dataset-oriented perspective:

https://pds.nasa.gov/datasearch/subscriptio...-20240315.shtml

The next MSL release is scheduled for August 2, 2024.

The PDS Team
Mailto: pds_operator@jpl.nasa.gov
Phone: (818) 393-7165

While Curiosity busied itself studying the 4102 sol's location and even drilling its 40th full hole, I was travelling and unable to post.
Here is an update to sol 4119, including the new hole's location and images.

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_4119_2024MAR08.kmz ( 1.5MB ) Number of downloads: 148


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.

Broadcast has ended. Last coments pointed to a successful landing, so congratulations to all the teams.
Now, lets wait for those "3rd person view" images!

PDI ended, now in terminal descent.. 2 mins to touchdown

Just minutes from PDI. About 10km altirude and 1100km downrange...

Update to the landing time. An earlier opportunity at 22:30 UTC



Fernando

So, Jonathan McDowell was right and I'm very happy that another difficult step is behind Odysseus!
Now, to keep the landing time, either more orbits are needed or the orbital period is much longer than the 2 hours I understood from the Press kit.Given that the 92 km circular orbit is a bit lower than the one originally mentioned, perhaps the former?
Fernando

A drive of 26+ metres on sol 4102 left Curiosity near a rock the team wants to study (see Mission Updates).



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.

All seems to continue to go well for the IM-1 mission. The 1st and 2nd TCMs were so successful that the 3rd TCM is not needed and was cancelled.

See https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-1

Today is Lunar Orbit Insertion, at about 100km altitude. Odysseus is supposed to make about 12 2-hour orbits before attempting landing.
From this orbit it will descend to 10km, which takes about an hour, followed by powered descent. So I'm guessing that LOI will be around 21:00 UTC today.

The details above, along with a wealth of other information, are in the PRESS KIT (https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-1?ligh...taItem-ls22wsqq)

Fernando
PS - I hope the sky is clear!

KML file update to sol 4100 (same location of sol 4098).

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_4098_2024FEB18.kmz ( 1.5MB ) Number of downloads: 51

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 Phil noted, the burn went well and the "engine firing included a full thrust mainstage engine burn and throttle down-profile necessary to land on the Moon" (see entry on this page https://www.intuitivemachines.com/im-1 .
The third image from Hungry4info's post shows most of Australia. I wonder what the Earth-Moon trajectory looks like in 3D...
Fernando

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