NASA’s Curiosity Views a Sand-Capped Butte
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NASA's Curiosity rover photographed a sand-capped butte nicknamed "Miraflores," about 20 feet (6 meters) tall, using its Mastcam on June 11, 2026, sol 4,923 of the mission. The butte remained standing as surrounding rock eroded away, deepening the broad valley around it.
Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this sand-capped butte, nicknamed “Miraflores,” estimated to be about 20 feet (6 meters) tall, with its Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on June 11, 2026, the 4,923rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The butte was left behind as surrounding rock eroded away over time, deepening the broad valley […]
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