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Robert Z. Pearlman

Curiosity rover rolls past ‘Devil's Gate' on Mars: Space picture of the day

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity arrived at "Devil’s Gate," a small ridgeline on its way up the Red Planet's Mount Sharp, on April 3, 2025. (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)

On its 4,500th sol (or Martian day), NASA's Mars rover Curiosity continued its climb of Mount Sharp (Aeolis Mons) at the center of Gale Crater. Before it can ascend higher, though, the six-wheeled rover needs to navigate a small ridgeline, which mission scientists have dubbed "Devil's Gate" (on the right side of this image).

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