Sol 3435: Maybe We Should Switch Names
It has been a frustrating week for the Curiosity science and engineering teams. While we have a better understanding of ...
Tag: Mars
Planetary scientist helps equip rover Perseverance with 4 of the 5 human senses
For two decades, Roger Wiens has built instruments to give humans eyes and a nose on Mars - and now ...
NASA simulator helps to shed light on mysteries of Solar System
Even in our cosmic backyard, the Solar System, many questions remain open. On Venus there are formations similar to volcanoes, ...
Making Tracks to the Delta
Perseverance is in a drive campaign going faster than any previous rover. How fast, you may ask? Its actual speed ...
NASA's Perseverance rover listens in the thin Martian atmosphere
Mars has a very thin atmosphere, which at the surface has a density approximately one percent that of Earth's. Until ...
Magma makes marsquakes rock Red Planet
Volcanic activity beneath the surface of Mars could be responsible for triggering repetitive marsquakes, which are similar to earthquakes, in ...
Mars' thin atmosphere means quieter sounds, new data shows
Data from NASA's Perseverance Rover has given scientists their first clear picture of how sound travels on Mars' surface. The ...
First audio recorded on Mars reveals two speeds of sound
The first audio recordings on Mars reveal a quiet planet with occasional gusts of wind where two different speeds of ...
Out Like a Lamb for Sols 3430-3431
The rover engineers better understand the minor issue that occurred after our weekend activities. While we're still in the same ...
Martian brain freeze
New views from ESA's Mars Express reveal fascinating ice-related features in Mars' Utopia region - home to the largest known ...