Curiosity Surveys the Boxwork Region
23 Feb 2026, 00:00 GMT
Topic: Photojournal
Source URL: https://science.nasa.gov/photojournal/curiosity-surveys-the-boxwork-region/
Description NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this panorama of boxwork formations — the low ridges seen here with hollows in between them — using its Mastcam on Sept. 26, 2025, the 4,671st Martian day, or sol, of the mission. These boxwork formations were created billions of years ago when water leaked through rock cracks. Minerals