This feat coincides with the rover's 11th year anniversary on Mars, which is marked on August 5.
However, the trip up the hill slope presented its own set of obstacles, making it difficult for the ground team to navigate the rover on the alien, distant terrain.
These obstacles made it difficult for the rover to ascend the hill while vexing Curiosity's drivers on Earth. The Earth-based drivers do not move the rover in real-time, but rather follow a predetermined path laid out by 15 "rover planners." Regarding navigation, planners rely on various technologies and orbiters, like Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, to get an idea of the topography.
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