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Curiosity captures Martian dawn and wind-carved cliffs
NASA’s Curiosity recorded daybreak on Mars and long ridges carved by wind, known as yardangs. A close-up from a panorama released on October 6, 2026, shows distant, wind-sculpted Martian cliffs in greater detail than ever before. The view reveals features that mission scientists had long wanted to examine.
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What to know
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Curiosity captured Martian dawn alongside elongated, wind-eroded ridges called yardangs.
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The close-up comes from a panorama released on October 6, 2026, and provides the most detailed view yet of distant, wind-carved Martian cliffs.
Why it matters
The close-up gives a more detailed view of wind-eroded Martian terrain that mission scientists have long wanted to observe.
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