MSL Route Map Options

[nogal]

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: 67


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.

[nogal]

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
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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.

[nogal]

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: 41



A change log can be found in post #494

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.

[nogal]

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
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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.

[nogal]

Curiosity drove 9+ m on sol 4146.



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.

[nogal]

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.

[nogal]

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



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.

[nogal]

On sol 4151 Curiosity drove south 16+ m, re-approaching the channel.



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.

[kymani76]

Map update for sols 4102-4152.

[nogal]

A short drive on sol 4152.



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.

[nogal]

Update of the KML file to sol 4152.

 The_Martian_Way_MSL_Curiosity_Sol_4152_2024APR15.kmz ( 1.56MB ) Number of downloads: 28


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.

[nogal]

Route update to sol 4155. A "dog leg" drive of 20+ m took Curiosity to withing 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.