Curiosity Blog, Sols 4867-4872: Sand Fill In Antofagasta Crater and Finding Our Next Drill Target
22 Apr 2026, 00:33 GMT
Topic: Blogs
Source URL: https://science.nasa.gov/blog/curiosity-blog-sols-4867-4872-sand-fill-in-antofagasta-crater-and-finding-our-next-drill-target/
Written by Lucy Lim, Planetary Scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center Earth planning date: Friday, April 17, 2026 At the beginning of the week, Curiosity arrived right on target on the rim of the 10-meter (33 feet) “Antofagasta” crater. The crater looked fresh and deep as we had hoped with a nice well-defined