Lumpy Bumpy: Sols 3635-3636
In today's plan, we got to exercise our combined APXS-MAHLI touch and go capability. Now that our days on Mars ...
Tag: Curiosity
Traces of ancient ocean discovered on Mars
A recently released set of topography maps provides new evidence for an ancient northern ocean on Mars. The maps offer ...
Driving on the Sidewalk, MARDI-Style: Sols 3630-3632
We continue our drive through "Marker Band valley", an area of high interest scientifically, due to strong evidence of sulfates ...
A hydrogen-rich first atmosphere for Mars inferred from clays on its surface
According to new research, Mars may have been born a blue and water-covered world, long before the Earth had even ...
New Site, New Sights, New Science: Sols 3628-3629
For the first time in a little while we're at a new location after a drive in the last plan, ...
Curiosity reaches long-awaited salty region on Martian mountainside
After journeying this summer through a narrow, sand-lined pass, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover recently arrived in the "sulfate-bearing unit," a ...
Life may have thrived on early Mars, until it drove climate change that caused its demise
If there ever was life on Mars - and that's a huge "if" - conditions during the planet's infancy most ...
Packing up at the Canaima drill site: Sols 3626-3627
Curiosity is focused on wrapping up the drill campaign at the Canaima site before hitting the road again. Curiosity started ...
Sols 3621-3622: Planetary Power Puzzle
This morning's planning kicked off with great news! Our Sol 3620 SAM data of the Canaima drill sample was interesting ...
NASA's InSight waits out dust storm
NASA's InSight mission, which is expected to end in the near future, saw a recent drop in power generated by ...