Through the Pass We Go Sols 3551-3552
Curiosity is making its way through the stunning "Paraitepuy Pass," the little canyon that runs between the "Deepdale" and "Bolivar" ...
Tag: Curiosity
Staring at the Ground: Sols 3546-3547
Today's plan is chock full of goodies! We start out sol 3546 with a ChemCam observation of a sand ripple ...
NASA marks 25 years since Pathfinder touched down on Mars
When a daring team of engineers put a lander and the first rover on the Red Planet a quarter century ...
Sols 3541-3543: Teamwork? Sure!
Some planning days are more complicated than others, not because Mars throws us a curve ball, that happens, too, as ...
Study: Explosive volcanic eruption produced rare mineral on Mars
Planetary scientists from Rice University, NASA's Johnson Space Center and the California Institute of Technology have an answer to a ...
New method increases lunar mapping accuracy to unprecedented levels
TOPOGRAPHY: The surface of the moon and rocky planets, Mars in particular, are of huge interest to anyone trying to ...
Laser marking on Mars
If your name begins with "L" you will like this post about the first letter to be laser engraved on ...
When Mars throws you a curveball Sol 3539-3540
The rover has been making its way along the "Bolivar" ridge, dodging small boulders and rocks that have apparently eroded ...
A chip off the old block: Sols 3534-3536
We have been making our way to a large boulder "Ilha Nova Destino" (which from the distance looks remarkably like ...
A Rover-Sized Boulder Sols 3532-3533
Curiosity is back on the road, but some interesting boulders caught our attention and led to a short detour. The ...