Mars Science Laboratory

Curiosity Rover Update: Sniffing Mars’ Atmosphere

What has Curiosity been up to lately? The rover's Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instruments makes up more than half…

12 years ago

Curiosity Celebrates 90 Sols Scooping Mars and Snapping Amazing Self-Portrait with Mount Sharp

Image Caption: Curiosity Self Portrait with Mount Sharp at Rocknest ripple in Gale Crater. Curiosity used the Mars Hand Lens…

12 years ago

The Curiosity Rover’s Ultimate Self-Portrait

The Curiosity rover self portrait. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Malin Space Science Systems OK, we thought the low-resolution self-portrait from yesterday was great...…

12 years ago

Curiosity Rover Takes an Incredible Self-Portrait

Wow, what a view of the Curiosity rover! This is a self-portrait mosaic made from brand new images taken by…

12 years ago

Curiosity Rover Makes First X-Ray Analysis of Martian Soil

This graphic shows results of the first analysis of Martian soil by the Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin) experiment on NASA's…

12 years ago

Gorgeous Glenelg – ‘Promised Land’ Panorama on Mars

Image Caption: Panoramic mosaic shows gorgeous Glenelg snapped by Curiosity on Sol 64 (Oct. 10) with eroded crater rim and…

12 years ago

Rover Update: Sample Delivered to On Board Lab

We've been telling you about this the past few days, but here's this week's 'official' rover update video from JPL.…

12 years ago

New ‘Shiny’ Objects Found by Curiosity Rover Are Likely Indigenous

A bright particle found inside a scoop hole created by the Curiosity rover. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech. Last weekend, the Mars Curiosity…

12 years ago

Mars rover Scooping in Search of Pristine material at Rocknest

Image caption: Time lapse context view of Curiosity maneuvering her robotic arm. Curiosity conducts a close- up examination of windblown…

12 years ago

Stunning New Panorama Shows the Hazy Distant Hills of Mars

This beautiful new panorama of the Curiosity rover's view in Gale Crater of the distant hazy hills beyond that seem…

12 years ago