Category Archives: Mars

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Mars Rover Sees it’s Shadow. Does that mean Winter is over?

Maybe we should add the Mars Rover to the Punxsutawney Phil gopher tradition of seeing his own shadow. NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity caught its own silhouette in this late-afternoon image…

Martian Landscape with Rock Rows and Mount Sharp

Interesting rows of rocks found on Mars by Curiosity Rover

This landscape scene photographed by NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows rows of rocks in the foreground and Mount Sharp on the horizon. Curiosity’s Navigation Camera (Navcam) took the component images…

Mars Doughnut

Mars Jelly Doughnut Rock Mystery Solved

(NASA) – Researchers have determined the now-infamous Martian rock resembling a jelly doughnut, dubbed Pinnacle Island, is a piece of a larger rock broken and moved by the wheel of…

Mars Rover Dune Drive

Watch Mars Rover Dune Buggy Over Martian Hill

It may not be a modified VW Bug but there is no other car in the universe equipped to traverse a Martian sand dune like the Mars Curiosity Rover. The…

Earth From Mars

Mars Curiosity Rover Snaps Picture of Earth and Moon

New images from NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover show Earth shining brighter than any star in the Martian night sky. The rover’s view of its original home planet even includes our moon,…

Mars "Doughnut Rock"

Mars “Jelly Doughnut” Rock Appears without Explanation

In this side by side image you can easily see the doughnut shaped rock that appeared on Mars.. The pictures were taken 12 days apart of the same area. The…

Spirit Rover Image 2004

Ten Years Ago, Spirit Rover Lands on Mars

This mosaic image taken on Jan. 4, 2004, by the navigation camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, shows a 360 degree panoramic view of the rover on the surface…

Rover Wheels

Curiosity Mars Rover Wheels Wearing Faster Than Anticipated

Curiosity Mars Rover has traveled about three miles so far. Just like any car on Earth you expect some wear and tear on the tires. Now that it has completed…