MARS

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Sols 3398-3400: The Road Ahead
Mar 01, 2022 (JPL)
This 3-sol plan was a typical weekend plan, with opportunities for contact science, remote sensing, and a drive. Although our workspace mostly consisted of loos...
First Multiple-Sol Drive
Mar 01, 2022 (JPL)
Why are we excited about the multiple-sol drive? It creates an opportunity to drive a great distance in a longer plan, typically during holidays or weekends whe...
Sols 3396-3397: Sediment Before the Pediment
Feb 25, 2022 (JPL)
Three full hours of contact and remote science activities were planned prior to the drive. Bedrock target "Scousburgh" will be analyzed with APXS, MAHLI, ChemCa...
Ch'al-Type Rocks at Santa Cruz
Feb 25, 2022 (JPL)
Composed of multiple images, this enhanced-color mosaic was created using the left- and right-eye views of Perseverance's Mastcam-Z camera system, merging the s...
Dusty Flight 19 completed and looking ahead to Flight 20
Feb 25, 2022 (JPL)
As discussed in our previous update, Flight 19 was delayed by an unexpected dust storm that caused a significant drop in air density and solar array output. Ing...
Sol 3395: Last Chance for Contact
Feb 24, 2022 (JPL)
The rover will collect two APXS measurements on "Galdenoch," one a brushed location and another offset from it, including some MAHLI images (see image) to docum...
Caution! Martian wind at work
Feb 24, 2022 (ESA)
The MFF is not only a veritable dust factory, but also remarkably extensive - it is the largest sedimentary deposit on the planet and stretches out discontinuou...
Rocky Road offers plenty of tasty science bites during Sols 3391-3394
Feb 23, 2022 (JPL)
On the second and third sols of the plan we are doing an extensive set of targeted science observations. ChemCam LIBS is sampling several rocks, including "Pick...
NASA's Perseverance celebrates first year on Mars by learning to run
Feb 20, 2022 (JPL)
Weighing roughly 1 ton (1,025 kilograms), Perseverance is the heaviest rover ever to touch down on Mars, returning dramatic video of its landing. The rover coll...
Sols 3388-3390: Pediment Passage
Feb 17, 2022 (SPX)
Today's objective was to study one of the last remaining bedrock patches available to us before we ascend onto the Pediment in the days ahead. We quickly identi...
Students with Perseverance receive messages from Mars
Feb 17, 2022 (JPL)
A group of 20 young students who have shown the character trait that NASA's Perseverance rover is named for received messages of encouragement directly from tha...
Valentine's Day on Mars as Curiosity marks Sol 3387
Feb 15, 2022 (JPL)
On this Valentine's Day, Curiosity is planning a full workload with ChemCam LIBS and APXS of 'Loch Garten' followed by MAHLI images of this target before and af...
Testing rocks on Earth to help NASA's Perseverance work on Mars
Feb 15, 2022 (JPL)
Not long after, Perseverance successfully gathered a sample the size of a piece of chalk from a different rock. The team concluded that the first rock they had ...
Sols 3383-3384: Picking Our Way to the Pediment
Feb 11, 2022 (JPL)
From today's vantage point, Mastcam and ChemCam are imaging the buttes and hills around us, Mastcam focusing on the "Blackcraig" and "Maringma" buttes, and Chem...
The devil's in the detail
Feb 11, 2022 (ESA)
The image was taken by the CaSSIS camera onboard the ESA/Roscosmos ExoMars Trace Gas Orbiter (TGO) on 1 February 2021, and shows part of Argyre Planitia, centre...
In Place at Rimplas
Feb 11, 2022 (JPL)
As we drove towards Seitah earlier in the mission, our average daily drive distance was shorter, in part because we were doing scientific reconnaissance at impo...
Sols 3381-3382: Whence We Came
Feb 09, 2022 (JPL)
Mastcam will acquire stereo mosaics across the base of "Maringma" butte, and across another butte east of our current location. Both mosaics are aimed at imagin...
How Mars lost its oceans
Feb 09, 2022 (SPX)
Whether it's because of science fiction or the fact that you can see it with your own eyes from Earth, Mars has captured the imagination of people for centuries...
How easy is it to turn water into oxygen on Mars
Feb 09, 2022 (SPX)
Creating a reliable source of oxygen could help humanity establish liveable habitats off-Earth in an era where space travel is more achievable than ever before....
Predicting the efficiency of oxygen-evolving electrolysis on the Moon and Mars
Feb 09, 2022 (SPX)
Creating a reliable source of oxygen could help humanity establish liveable habitats off-Earth in an era where space travel is more achievable than ever before....
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