Try, Try Again: Sols 3655-3656
Yesterday we weren't able to use the arm and thus weren't able to do contact science, but a short drive ...
Tag: Mars
Martian dust storms churn up Earth-like clouds
ESA's Mars Express has revealed that Mars churns up surprisingly Earth-like cloud patterns that are reminiscent of those in our ...
Gediz Vallis Ridge Rising: Sols 3650-3652
Curiosity is continuing to climb towards a Gediz Vallis ridge viewing spot, and we can already get a glimpse of ...
A rover for Mars' moon Phobos
The origin of Mars' two moons, Phobos and Deimos, is still unclear. To unravel this mystery, the Japan Aerospace Exploration ...
Mars Express sets data relay record
ESA's Mars Express spacecraft recently conducted tests in which it relayed data gathered by NASA's Perseverance rover back to Earth. ...
Losing the Rhythm – Sols 3648-3649
Curiosity was parked amongst beautiful, rhythmically layered bedrock in our previous workspace. The term rhythmic is used to describe fine ...
Perseverance activities at Amalik outcrop
On Sol 579 (October 6, 2022), Perseverance collected a sedimentary sample named "Mageik," the mission's 14th rock core, from the ...
MAVEN observes Martian light show caused by major solar storm
For the first time in its eight years orbiting Mars, NASA's MAVEN mission witnessed two different types of ultraviolet aurorae ...
Earth's oldest stromatolites and the search for life on Mars
The earliest morphological traces of life on Earth are often highly controversial, both because non-biological processes can produce relatively similar ...
University of Southern Queensland scientist unveils further proof of salty water on Mars
It may be known as a rocky, red planet but evidence is mounting that salty water exists at the base ...