A series of observations from Mars orbit show how dark blast zones that were created during the August 2012 landing of NASA's Curiosity rover have faded inconsistently.
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Mar 28, 2015
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Approaching the third anniversary of its landing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has found a target unlike anything it has studied before—bedrock with surprisingly high levels of silica. Silica is a rock-forming compound ...
Space Exploration
Jul 24, 2015
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When NASA's Mars Pathfinder touched down in 1997, it had five cameras: two on a mast that popped up from the lander, and three on NASA's first rover, Sojourner.
Space Exploration
Oct 31, 2017
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After snagging a new rock sample on Aug. 9, NASA's Curiosity rover surveyed its surroundings on Mars, producing a 360-degree panorama of its current location on Vera Rubin Ridge.
Space Exploration
Sep 7, 2018
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(Phys.org) -- About two hours after landing on Mars and beaming back its first image, NASA's Curiosity rover transmitted a higher-resolution image of its new Martian home, Gale Crater. Mission Control at NASA's Jet Propulsion ...
Space Exploration
Aug 6, 2012
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The Mars Science Laboratory team has hinted that they might have some big news to share soon. But like good scientists, they are waiting until they verify their results before saying anything definitive. In an interview on ...
Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2012
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NASA officials say the Curiosity rover has made its first scoop of the surface of planet Mars and has detected a bright object on the ground.
Space Exploration
Oct 9, 2012
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NASA's Mars rover Curiosity team is working to restore Curiosity's sample-drilling capability using new techniques. The latest development is a preparatory test on Mars.
Space Exploration
Oct 23, 2017
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NASA is trying one last time to contact its record-setting Mars rover Opportunity, before calling it quits.
Space Exploration
Feb 13, 2019
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The mystery of the Martian methane continues.
Space Exploration
Jun 26, 2019
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