Sols 3362-3363: Sedimentologist's Delight by Ensign January 21, 2022 0 After a few sols of challenges that prevented us from getting close-up MAHLI imaging of this dark outcrop in front...
Grounded: First Flight Delay Due to Inclement Weather on Another World by Ensign January 20, 2022 0 The atmosphere of Mars is much less dense than Earth's; however, the Mars climate shares many similarities to Earth: seasons,...
Wanted: recycling methods to keep astronauts alive by Ensign January 20, 2022 0 It took a crop of potatoes to keep Matt Damon alive on the red planet in The Martian. And in...
Sol 3361: Keeping the Dog Leashed by Ensign January 20, 2022 0 Our initial plan was to conduct a MAHLI "dog's eye" imaging sequence on the beautiful Panari outcrop that we are...
China's rocket technology hits the ski slopes by Ensign January 20, 2022 0 Who would ever have thought that technology used on China's largest carrier rocket would be used to improve the safety...
Sols 3357-3360: Edging Closer and Closer to Panari by Ensign January 19, 2022 0 We continue to document rocks similar to what we saw at "The Prow," a dark appearing rock outcrop with amazing...
Newly discovered carbon may yield clues to ancient Mars by Ensign January 18, 2022 0 NASA's Curiosity rover landed on Mars on Aug. 6, 2012, and since then has roamed Gale Crater taking samples and...
Steady driving towards ExoMars launch by Ensign January 18, 2022 0 The first simulation of the ExoMars Rosalind Franklin rover driving off its landing platform closed out an incredible year of...
Curiosity measures intriguing carbon signature on Mars by Ensign January 18, 2022 0 After analyzing powdered rock samples collected from the surface of Mars by NASA's Curiosity rover, scientists have announced that several...
Pebbles before mountains by Ensign January 15, 2022 0 NASA's Mars 2020 mission team has been working methodically and thoroughly, making good progress on understanding the best path forward...