Curiosity rover reaches 5,000 Martian days, continues climbing Mount Sharp
NASA's Curiosity rover has now spent over 5,000 sols on Mars, equivalent to more than 14 Earth years. It has traveled about 23 miles (37 km) across Gale Crater and climbed over a kilometer up Mount Sharp, investigating younger rock layers. The milestone was reached on August 29, 2026.
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