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Curiosity Traverse Map through Sol 29 (Absolute Natural Colors; credits for the additional process. and color.: Dr Paolo C. Fienga/Lunar Explorer Italia/Italian Planetary Foundation)
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Caption NASA:"This Map shows the route driven by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity through the 29th Martian Day, or Sol, of the Rover's Mission on Mars (such as September 4, 2012). The route starts where the Mars Science Laboratory Spacecraft placed the Rover, a Site subsequently named "Bradbury Landing". The line extending toward the right (---> Eastward) from Bradbury Landing is the Rover's Path. Numbering of the dots along the line indicate the Sol number of each drive. North is up. The scale bar is 200 meters (656 feet).
By Sol 29, Curiosity had driven at total of 358 feet (such as 109 meters). At the location reached by the Sol 29 drive, the Rover began several Soles of Arm Characterization Activities. The "Glenelg Area", which is farther East, is the mission's first Major Science Destination, selected as likely to offer a good target for Curiosity's first analysis of powder collected by drilling into a Rock".
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