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See a Rover’s Day on Mars in 10 Seconds
What were you doing on November 8, 2023? I couldn’t say for myself, but I can tell you what NASA’s Curiosity rover was doing: sitting still on its 4,002nd day on Mars, taking snapshots of the Martian surface. Now, mission team members at Jet Propulsion Laboratory have stitched together two series of frames from the…
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Rolls Past Evidence of Ancient Water
For the past 10 years, the Curiosity rover has travelled across the Martian terrain, looking for clues to the planet’s potentially habitable past. Recently, the car-sized robot drove through a transition zone, going from an area that may have once hosted lakes on the surface to one that signifies drier conditions for the Red Planet.
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Curiosity Rover Must Take Detour After Encountering ‘Gator Back’ Rocks on Mars
Forgot all about Curiosity, didn’t you? The veteran Mars rover spent most of last month climbing a gentle slope known as the Greenheugh Pediment, but now it has to turn back after encountering sharp rocks that could damage its wheels.
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NASA Details Next Steps After Mars Rover’s Attempt to Collect Rock Goes Awry
Scientists at NASA were pretty excited in early August when the Perseverance rover indicated that it had drilled its first sample of Martian rock. But as it turned out, the sample tube was empty, and the Perseverance team began a remote investigation to solve the mystery of the disappearing rock.