mars science laboratory
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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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What’s This Weird Balancing Rock on Mars?
My colleague noticed something strange in the latest batch of photos from NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover: A roundish rock appears to be carefully balanced atop a jagged outcrop. How did that get there?
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New Curiosity Image Reminds Us That Mars Is a Truly Beautiful Place
It may be bitterly cold, devoid of breathable oxygen, and baked in deadly radiation, but Mars has an undeniable charm. A new image captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover and colorized by mission team members is testament to the Red Planet’s aesthetic brilliance.
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NASA’s ‘Other’ Mars Rover Sends Back a Selfie to Remind Us It Still Exists
The newly landed Perseverance rover is understandably stealing much of the limelight these days, which means Curiosity — after 10 years of faithful service — is suddenly having to play second fiddle. Curiosity’s latest selfie reminds us that the six-wheeled probe is very much still around and doing important scientific work, thank you very much.