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Approaching the Ridgetop - Bermuda Triangle Ahead: Sols 3923-3925
Aug 22, 2023 (JPL)
The drive on Sol 3921 ended a few meters short of our destination cluster of boulders due to some sideways sliding en-route. The uncertain footing also left our...
Scientists proposed to adapt a Mars ISRU system to the changing Mars environment
Aug 21, 2023 (SPX)
To facilitate a crew of six astronauts, approximately 30 metric tons of oxygen propellants would be required for ascent. This significant amount would be cumber...
A 'Blissful' Martian Rock Paradise, Straight Ahead: Sols 3919-3920
Aug 17, 2023 (JPL)
Since leaving the "Jau" crater cluster, we have been driving to an area at the base of the ridge which appears to mark a contact between the underlying "sulfate...
Delight at Dream Lake
Aug 17, 2023 (JPL)
This rock is located within a linear trough west of "Fall River Pass" and its age relationship with the nearby boulder-rich deposits is of particular interest, ...
Cruising to the Contact: Sols 3921-3922
Aug 16, 2023 (JPL)
Actually, there were so many intriguing targets available in our workspace today that we decided to split our contact science time and squeeze two APXS targets ...
Enjoying the Climb: Sols 3916-3918
Aug 15, 2023 (JPL)
To do the former, Curiosity will appreciate the chemistry, mineralogy and texture of two targets in the workspace. "Ntourntourvana" is on beautifully layered be...
Cracks in ancient Martian mud surprise Curiosity team
Aug 11, 2023 (JPL)
A new paper in Nature details how the distinctive hexagonal pattern of these mud cracks offers the first evidence of wet-dry cycles occurring on early Mars. "Th...
New insights into the potential for early steps of biological evolution on Mars
Aug 11, 2023 (SPX)
A team of scientists comprised of Juergen Schieber, a Professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences within the College of Arts and Sciences at I...
Engineers put a Mars lander legs to the test
Aug 11, 2023 (JPL)
NASA is taking what it has learned over decades of successful Mars landings and applying those lessons to the Sample Retrieval Lander concept, which would be th...
Mars exploration reveals evidence of life-conducive environment
Aug 11, 2023 (SPX)
In 2012, NASA's Curiosity rover set out on an unprecedented mission to explore these primordial terrains. In its quest, Curiosity unveiled the presence of basic...
Phoenix's Red Planet Selfie
Aug 11, 2023 (JPL)
The goals of the Phoenix Mars Lander were to study the history of water in the Martian arctic, search for evidence of a habitable zone, and assess the biologica...
Mars once had wet-dry climate conducive to supporting life: study
Aug 09, 2023 (AFP)
Though the surface of Mars is now an arid desert, billions of years ago rivers and vast lakes are thought to have stretched across its surface. Since 2012, the ...
Organic molecules in Martian crater help to reconstruct planet's history
Aug 09, 2023 (SPX)
Analyses of rock samples collected by the Perseverance rover suggest the presence of aromatic molecules, a group of compounds which all contain a distinctive ri...
Ingenuity flies again after unscheduled landing
Aug 08, 2023 (JPL)
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter successfully completed its 54th flight on Aug. 3, the first flight since the helicopter cut its July 22 flight short. The 25-se...
The Dragon's Egg Too Tough To Crack
Aug 08, 2023 (JPL)
These rocks are compelling because they are thought to have been sourced outside the watershed, transported from afar by the water that flowed into Jezero crate...
InSight study finds Mars is spinning faster
Aug 08, 2023 (JPL)
To track the planet's spin rate, the study's authors relied on one of InSight's instruments: a radio transponder and antennas collectively called the Rotation a...
Blazing a path to the Gediz Vallis Ridge: Sols 3914-3915
Aug 08, 2023 (JPL)
"JPL" is, of course, an abbreviation for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where Curiosity was designed and built, and the site of her mission operations. Not o...
Unraveling river pathways on Earth and Mars
Aug 06, 2023 (SPX)
Dr. Chenliang Wu, a postdoctoral researcher with Tulane University's School of Science and Engineering, initiated the study with a focus on the Mississippi Rive...
Daily records of atmospheric temperature with Perseverance
Aug 04, 2023 (JPL)
On Mars, the tenuous atmosphere and the absence of oceans make it hard for the planet to retain heat. As a result of the rapid heating and cooling that occurs o...
Can we see Mars' Breath in the Winter Cold: Sols 3907-3908
Aug 04, 2023 (JPL)
We start this two-sol plan with a nap to save up power. After waking up in the afternoon, we do a short block of imaging. Mastcam is taking three stereo mosaics...
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