Curiosities Blog, Sols 4941-4947: (Pin)Stripes on the 4th of July – NASA Science0

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• July 14, 2026

Written by Deborah Padgett, MSL Operations Products Ground System Task Leader at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Land Planning Date: Thursday, July 2, 2026 Curiosity spent the week leading up to the July 4 holiday approaching a geologic boundary between a very smooth but somewhat sandy region and a rougher bedrock unit. Leaving the polygonal terrain