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WEBPart of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission, Curiosity, was the largest and most capable rover ever sent to Mars when it launched in 2011. Curiosity set out to answer the question: Did Mars ever have the right environmental conditions to support small life forms called microbes?
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers a Surprise in a Martian Rock
WEBJul 18, 2024 · NASA’s Curiosity captured this close-up image of a rock nicknamed “Snow Lake” on June 8, 2024, the 4,209th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Nine days earlier, the rover had crushed a similar-looking rock and revealed crystalline textures — and elemental sulfur — inside.
NASA’s Curiosity rover makes its ‘most unexpected’ find on Mars - CNN
WEBJul 20, 2024 · CNN — The Curiosity rover has made its most unusual find to date on Mars: rocks made of pure sulfur. And it all began when the 1-ton rover happened to drive over a rock and crack it open,...
NASA’s Curiosity Captures Stunning Views of a Changing Mars …
WEBJun 22, 2022 · NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view of a sulfate-bearing region using its Mastcam on May 2, 2022, the 3,462nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Dark boulders seen near the center are thought to have formed from sand deposited in ancient streams or ponds.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Clocks 4,000 Days on Mars - NASA
WEBNov 6, 2023 · NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover used the drill on the end of its robotic arm to collect a sample from a rock nicknamed “Sequoia” on Oct. 17, 2023, the 3,980th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The rover’s Mastcam captured this image.
Mars Science Laboratory: Curiosity Rover News & Features
WEBMars rovers can only make exciting new discoveries thanks to human scientists making careful decisions about their next stop. The Mars 2020 mission is aimed at exploring the geology of Jezero Crater and seeking signs of ancient microbial life on…
Curiosity Rover Updates - NASA Science
WEB5 days ago · Curiosity Rover Updates. These updates are provided by self-selected Mars Science Laboratory mission team members who love to share what Curiosity is doing with the public.
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10 Years Since Landing, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Still Has Drive
WEBAug 5, 2022 · Ten years ago today, a jetpack lowered NASA’s Curiosity rover onto the Red Planet, beginning the SUV-size explorer’s pursuit of evidence that, billions of years ago, Mars had the conditions needed to support microscopic life.
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Explores a Changing Landscape
WEBAug 17, 2021 · Images of knobbly rocks and rounded hills are delighting scientists as NASA’s Curiosity rover climbs Mount Sharp, a 5-mile-tall (8-kilometer-tall) mountain within the 96-mile-wide (154-kilometer-wide) basin of Mars’ Gale Crater.