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A new rover self-portrait and a new color image of Curiosity from orbit | The...
Curiosity sol 177 self-portrait (zoom) NASA / JPL / MSSS / Ed Truthan Color view Curiosity on Mars from HiRISE, sol 157 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped this color photo of Curiosity on the rover’s...
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CuriousMars: Drilling For Martian Secrets – SpaceRef
Rover self portrait MAHLI mosaic taken this week has Curiosity sitting on the flat rocks of the “John Klein” drilling target area within the Yellowknife Bay depression. Note gradual rise behind rover....
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Can Hitchhiking Earth Microbes Thrive on Mars? | Observations, Scientific...
Engineers swab the Curiosity rover’s heat shield to test its cleanliness. Credit: NASA Can Hitchhiking Earth Microbes Thrive on Mars? By John Matson | February 7, 2013 LOS ANGELES—When the Curiosity...
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NASA Curiosity Rover Collects First Martian Bedrock Sample – NASA Jet...
Curiosity’s First Sample Drilling At the center of this image from NASA’s Curiosity rover is the hole in a rock called “John Klein” where the rover conducted its first sample drilling on Mars. The...
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CuriousMars: Scientists disagree on timing of departure from drilling site –...
New Curiosity self portrait especially shows the alien terrain of Yellowknife Bay on Mars now 216 million mi. from Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS. Motion sequence for the drilling of the...
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NASA – NASA Rover Confirms First Drilled Mars Rock Sample
First Curiosity Drilling Sample in the Scoop This image from NASA’s Curiosity rover shows the first sample of powdered rock extracted by the rover’s drill. The image was taken after the sample was...
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A Look Back and Ahead at NASA’s Space Technology Program | Parabolic Arc
Technicians at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, prepare the heat shield for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), critical hardware to place the Curiosity rover on the red planet last August....
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Computer Swap on Curiosity Rover – NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
This artist concept features NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover, a mobile robot for investigating Mars’ past or present ability to sustain microbial life. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech...
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NASA’s Curiosity begins to resume operations after glitch — Sen
A self portrait of the Mars rover Curiosity built from a mosaic of 66 images taken on 3 February. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Curiosity begins to resume operations after glitch By Paul...
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NASA Rover Finds Conditions Once Suited for Ancient Life on Mars
NASA Rover Finds Conditions Once Suited for Ancient Life on Mars 03.12.13 This set of images compares rocks seen by NASA’s Opportunity rover and Curiosity rover at two different parts of Mars. On the...
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