Using carefully selected terrestrial rocks, engineers try to figure out how to work with crumbly rocks like the one the rover encountered on its first sampling attempt.
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Explores a Changing Landscape
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A new video rings in the rover’s ninth year on Mars, letting viewers tour Curiosity’s location on a Martian...
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NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Provides Front-Row Seat to Landing, First Audio Recording of Red Planet
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The agency’s newest rover captured first-of-its kind footage of its Feb. 18 touchdown and has recorded audio of Martian...
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NASA’s MRO Finds Water Flowed on Mars Longer Than Previously Thought
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Caltech researchers used the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine that surface water left salt minerals behind as recently as...
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NASA’s Perseverance Studies the Wild Winds of Jezero Crater
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The rover’s weather sensors witnessed daily whirlwinds and more while studying the Red Planet. Read More
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Science at Sunrise: Solving the Mystery of Frost Hiding on Mars
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A new study using data from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter may explain why Martian frost can be invisible to...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Sends a Picture Postcard From Mars
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An artistic interpretation of Curiosity’s view high up on a Martian mountain was created by mission team members who...
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Independent Review Indicates NASA Prepared for Mars Sample Return Campaign
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NASA released an independent review report Tuesday indicating the agency is well positioned for its Mars Sample Return campaign...
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NASA to Host Briefing on Successful Sample Collection of Martian Rock
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Panelists will discuss the Perseverance rover’s successful collection of the sample and latest science analysis. Read More