Mars Rovers

Red Moon, Red Planet

[/caption] In this season of Christmas tidings, many of us were blessed to witness the eerie Red Moon of the…

13 years ago

Opportunity shoots Awesome Views of Santa Maria Crater

[/caption] The Opportunity rover is now sending back a plethora of awesome views of Santa Maria Crater since just arriving…

13 years ago

Powerful Mars Orbiter Directs Opportunity to Clays and Hydrated Minerals

[/caption] NASA is using its powerful science surveyor orbiting more than 241 kilometers above Mars to target the surface explorations…

13 years ago

Apollo 12 anniversary celebrated at Martian Crater as Opportunity blazes ahead

[/caption] NASA recently celebrated the anniversary of the historic Apollo 12 lunar landing mission with another history making craft -…

13 years ago

Oppy’s New Meteorite Find (in 3-D!)

[/caption] The Opportunity rover has done it again -- found another strange-looking rock sitting on Meridiani Planum, and it looks…

14 years ago

NASA Braces Rover Fans for the Worst About Spirit

[/caption] JPL issued a press release today with an update that mission controllers have still not heard from the hibernating…

14 years ago

Opportunity Rover Captures Her First Dust Devil on Mars

[/caption] The Opportunity rover has captured an image of a dust devil, and surprisingly, this is the first one ever…

14 years ago

Wind Gust Gives Opportunity Rover a Power Boost

[/caption] Either some little Martians came by and gave the Opportunity rover a quick once-over cleaning, or a recent gust…

14 years ago

Opportunity Rover Able to See More Detail of Endeavour Crater

[/caption] From a JPL press release: Mars rover team members have begun informally naming features around the rim of Endeavour…

14 years ago

Spirit Rover Still Providing New Evidence for Past Water on Mars

[/caption] Even though the Mars Rover Spirit is asleep, a new look at old data from one of her instruments…

14 years ago