Glaciers flowed on ancient Mars, but slowly
The weight and grinding movement of glaciers has carved distinctive valleys and fjords into Earth's surface. Because Mars lacks similar ...
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Martian rock-metal composite shows potential of 3D printing on Mars
A little Martian dust appears to go a long way. A small amount of simulated crushed Martian rock mixed with ...
Perseverance rover retrieves key rocky clues to Mars' geologic and water history
In its first year exploring Jezero Crater on Mars, the Perseverance rover collected rock samples that scientists anticipate will provide ...
Sols 3568-3570: That Was Close
Coming in to work on the three-sol plan for the weekend, we were met with another set of stunning Images ...
MAVEN and EMM make first observations of patchy proton aurora at Mars
NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution) mission and the United Arab Emirates' Emirates Mars Mission (EMM) have released joint ...
MIT's MOXIE experiment reliably produces oxygen on Mars
On the red and dusty surface of Mars, nearly 100 million miles from Earth, an instrument the size of a ...
Sols 3573-3574: Making up for Lost Contact Science
It was a busy day for the Curiosity uplink team! After our arm activity and data volume restrictions described by ...
An Unexpected Stop during Sols 3580-3581
We kicked off Curiosity operations this morning with the news that our previous drive did not complete as planned. Some ...
Sol 3572: And Now for Something Completely Different? Or Not!
We are almost through Paraitepuy pass, an area between two large buttes that has made for tricky driving while dealing ...
A Whole New World – Sols 3578-3579
After a successful 13 meter weekend drive, Curiosity finds itself in the middle of "Marker Band" valley. The underlaying bedrock ...