MarsExploration
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4577-4579: Watch the Skies
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4577-4579: Watch the Skies Curiosity Rover has successfully parked in a trough cutting through a highly fractured region on Mars, allowing for further investigation of mysterious boxwork structures. The rover will conduct various scientific experiments, including observing cloud motion, studying the rover workspace, and analyzing the composition of two targets: “Copacabana” and […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4575-4576: Perfect Parking Spot
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4575-4576: Perfect Parking Spot The NASA Curiosity rover has successfully parked itself in a stable location on Mars, using its Chemistry Camera and Remote Micro Imager to capture images of interesting textures exposed in an outcrop. Curiosity will now conduct APXS (Atmospheric and Physical Xenology System) and ChemCam compositional analyses of the […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4573-4574: Welcome to the Uyuni Quad
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4573-4574: Welcome to the Uyuni Quad Curiosity Rover has successfully completed its activities at the “Altadena” drill site and moved to the next mapping quadrangle, known as the Uyuni Quad. The rover’s exploration area has been divided into 1.5 kilometer by 1.5 kilometer square quads, with each quad named after a town […]
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Curiosity Blog, Sols 4568-4569: A Close Look at the Altadena Drill Hole and Tailings
Curiosity Blog, Sols 4568-4569: A Close Look at the Altadena Drill Hole and Tailings The Curiosity rover has been exploring the Martian bedrock within the boxwork structures on Mount Sharp, focusing on the Altadena drill hole and tailings. The rover used its instruments to image and characterize the chemistry of the wall of the drill […]
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Mars Roundtrip Success Enabled by Integrated Cooling through Inductively Coupled LED Emission (MaRS ICICLE)
Mars Roundtrip Success Enabled by Integrated Cooling through Inductively Coupled LED Emission (MaRS ICICLE) Mars roundtrip missions will require improved long-duration storage of cryogenic propellants to enable efficient, flexible, and productive trips. A breakthrough mission concept, MaRS ICICLE, proposes an ultra-efficient round-trip Mars mission with zero boil-off of propellants using low-cost, efficient cryogenic liquid storage […]
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Sols 4509-4510: A weekend of long drives
Sols 4509-4510: A weekend of long drives The Curiosity rover on Mars has been planning long drives to reach potential boxwork structures, with over 50 meters driven on Wednesday and more planned for this weekend. The science team had to carefully plan and prioritize observations to collect from their current location while minimizing power usage, […]
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Sols 4507-4508: “Just Keep Driving”
Sols 4507-4508: “Just Keep Driving” The Curiosity rover successfully completed its drive on Sol 4507-4508, covering approximately 22 meters out of an expected 30 meters. The rover’s arm activities were halted due to instability caused by a rock it encountered during the drive, but the team is not complaining about trying again. The rover’s science […]
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Sols 4500-4501: Bedrock With a Side of Sand
Sols 4500-4501: Bedrock With a Side of Sand The Curiosity rover has reached Sol 4500 on Mars, marking an impressive milestone in its exploration of the Red Planet. The rover’s navigation team successfully passed the “Slip Risk Assessment Process” and began a two-sol plan to characterize bedrock targets using various instruments, including APXS, MAHLI, and […]
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Sols 4498-4499: Flexing Our Arm Once Again
Sols 4498-4499: Flexing Our Arm Once Again Curiosity Navigation Curiosity Home Mission Overview Where is Curiosity? Mission Updates Science Overview Instruments Highlights Exploration Goals News and Features Multimedia Curiosity Raw Images Images Videos Audio Mosaics More Resources Mars Missions Mars Sample Return Mars Perseverance Rover Mars Curiosity Rover MAVEN Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Odyssey More […]
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Why is Mars red? The mystery may finally be solved
Why is Mars red? The mystery may finally be solved Scientists may finally have the answer to the question of why Mars is red. Mars has captivated scientists and the public alike for centuries. One reason is the planet’s reddish hue, earning the fourth rock from the sun its best-known nickname—the “Red Planet.” But what […]
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