Ed Truthan is the owner/operator of North Coast Graphics and Web Design in Garberville, California. A devoted space exploration, flight simulation, and American southwest pre-history enthusiast, he works from his home studio in Humboldt County, in the heart of northern California’s redwood empire. He posts on UnmannedSpaceflight.com as EdTruthan.
December 19, 2013
Just a snapshot from Curiosity's road trip to Mount Sharp, taken on sol 468 (November 29, 2013). The click-to-enlarge image is only one-quarter the full resolution; the full-res version is available as a zip download.
September 24, 2013
Curiosity paused on a rise called "Panorama Point" on sol 388 (September 8, 2013) to look down into an area planned as her first scientific stop on the way from Glenelg to the base of Mount Sharp, named Darwin. The rover would spend about a week examining two outcrops of conglomerate rock before moving southwestward again.
May 20, 2013
On sol 279, Curiosity drilled at her second site on Mars, named "Cumberland." The hole is about 1.6 centimeters in diameter and about 6.6 centimeters deep.
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