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Pictures from Curiosity Show the Bottom of an Ancient Lake on Mars, the Perfect Place to Search for Evidence of Past Life
It's all about the detail. In a way, Mars looks like a dusty, dead, dry, boring planet. But science says…
Curiosity has Found the Mother Lode of Clay on the Surface of Mars
Clay is a big deal on Mars because it often forms in contact with water. Find clay, and you've usually…
NASA used Curiosity’s Sensors to Measure the Gravity of a Mountain on Mars
Some very clever people have figured out how to use MSL Curiosity's navigation sensors to measure the gravity of a…
Curiosity has Lasted More than 2,000 Days on Mars, Triple its Original Mission Plan
The Curiosity rover recently reached another milestone, having spent over 2000 days on Mars. In this time, it has revealed…
Sky Pointing Curiosity Captures Breathtaking Vista of Mount Sharp and Crater Rim, Climbs Vera Rubin Seeking Hydrated Martian Minerals
5 years after a heart throbbing Martian touchdown, Curiosity is climbing Vera Rubin Ridge in search of “aqueous minerals” and…
See NASA’s Curiosity Rover Simultaneously from Orbit and Red Planet’s Surface Climbing Mount Sharp
You can catch a glimpse of what its like to see NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover simultaneously high overhead from orbit…
Curiosity Captures Gravity Wave Shaped Clouds On Mars
Images presented at the 48th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference this week showed the first indication of gravity waves around…
Curiosity’s Battered Wheels Show First Breaks
A routine check by the Curiosity science team revealed that breaks have formed in the rover's left middle wheel since…
Curiosity Watches a Dust Devil Go Past
Tis a season of incredible wind driven activity on Mars like few before witnessed by our human emissaries ! Its…
Curiosity’s Martian Chronicles Rife With Intriguing Inconsistencies
Using data obtained from rock samples since 2011, one of Curiosity's science teams has deduced that ancient Mars did not…