Category Archives: Mars

Mars SAM laser

Mars Rover finds Clues about Past Atmosphere

(Source NASA) -A pair of new papers report measurements of the Martian atmosphere’s composition by NASA’s Curiosity rover, providing evidence about loss of much of Mars’ original atmosphere. Curiosity’s Sample…

NASA/JPL Mars Billion Pixel Viewer

Stand on Mars in Virtual Billion Pixel Viewer

An impressive tool, available to anyone on the internet, has been published by NASA which allows you to virtually stand on mars, take a look around, and take a closer…

Drilled Hole and ChemCam Marks at 'Cumberland'

Mars Rover Lasers Drill Remnants to Analyze Chemicals

The Chemistry and Camera (ChemCam) instrument on NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity was used to check the composition of gray tailings from the hole in rock target “Cumberland” that the rover…

Mars Streambed

Curiosity finds Ancient Streambed on Mars

(Source NASA/JPL) – NASA’s Curiosity rover found evidence for an ancient, flowing stream on Mars at a few sites, including the rock outcrop pictured here, which the science team has…

Second Hole Drilled by Mars Curiosity Rover

(Source NASA). – NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample from the interior of a rock called “Cumberland.” Plans call…

Mars Curiosity rover at Cumberland

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity used its front left Hazard-Avoidance Camera for this image of the rover’s arm over the drilling target “Cumberland” during the 275th Martian day, or sol, of…

Mars View from John Klein

Curiosity Rover takes 360 degree view of itself and surroundings

(Source NASA) – This right-eye member of a stereo pair of images from the Navigation Camera (Navcam) on NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows a full 360-degree view of the rover’s…

Parachute from Curiosity Flapping in the Martian Breeze

File this under not so scientific but kind of cool. These images show the Mars Science Laboratory parachute from the vantage point of the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as it passed overhead.  There…