Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:01pm on 29 Aug 2026,Saturday Science
NASA’s Curiosity rover has reached a new milestone on Mars, gaining one kilometre in elevation during its 14-year journey across the Red Planet. The rover has climbed from Gale Crater up the slopes of Mount Sharp, reaching its highest point so far. NASA also shared a recent panorama showing the distant crater floor and northern rim of Gale Crater through Mars’ dusty summer atmosphere. Curiosity’s latest images offer one of the clearest views of the Martian surface, revealing a cold, rocky and dusty landscape shaped by billions of years of geological history.
