Mount Sharp

Curiosity rover Embarks on Epic Trek To Mount Sharp

NASA’s Curiosity rover has at last begun her epic trek to the layered slopes of mysterious Mount Sharp - the…

11 years ago

Spectacular Billion Pixel Panorama from NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover

This is a cropped, reduced version of panorama from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity with 1.3 billion pixels in the full-resolution…

12 years ago

Curiosity Gets Set for Epic Drive after Laser Blasting Mars Watery Secrets

Ten months after her breathtaking touchdown on the Red Planet, NASA’s Curiosity rover is nearly set to embark on an…

12 years ago

Drill, Baby, Drill! – How Does Curiosity ‘Do It’

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YVwuOByJ5zw&list=UUryGec9PdUCLjpJW2mgCuLw&index=4 Video Caption: This JPL video shows the complicated choreography to get drill samples to Curiosity's instruments as she prepares…

12 years ago

Curiosity Reaches Out with Martian Handshake and Contemplates New Drilling at Habitable Site

NASA’s Curiosity rover reaches out in ‘handshake’ like gesture to welcome the end of solar conjunction and resumption of contact…

12 years ago

Curiosity is Back! Snapping Fresh Martian Vistas

Curiosity is back! After a multi-week hiatus forced by a computer memory glitch, NASA’s mega rover is back to full…

12 years ago

What Mount Sharp Would Look Like on Earth

Ahh -- there's nothing like a beautiful sunny day in Gale crater! The rusty sand crunching beneath your wheels, a…

12 years ago

Curiosity Hammers into Mars Rock in Historic Feat

Image caption: Before and after comparison of Curiosity’s 1st ever drill test into Martian rock. Drill bit penetrated several mm…

12 years ago