curiosity rover
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Is Able To Drill Holes Into Rocks Again
That’s one small hole for a probe, but one giant leap for NASA. This past weekend, the space agency jerry-rigged Curiosity’s malfunctioning drill, allowing the rover to bore into Martian rock for the first time in over a year.
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Spectacular Images As It Climbs Toward A Mysterious Outcrop
Over the past few days, NASA’s Curiosity rover has been making a steady climb towards a strange Martian ridge that’s captivated scientists since before the mission even started. Known as Vera Ridge after the pioneering astrophysicist Vera Rubin, the durable outcrop could shed new light on the environment and potential habitability of ancient Mars. Although…
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Curiosity Rover’s Trove Of Mineral Data Reveals Secrets Of Mars’ ‘Ancient Water’
When it’s not taking selfies or lamenting its mobility situation, Curiosity is finding the wonderful and amazing on that dustball we call Mars. The rover’s latest achievement? Collecting mineral samples that have helped NASA deduce that Mars has had very “diverse environments” over its history.
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Curiosity’s Latest Selfie Is An Instant Classic
NASA’s Curiosity rover has completed its survey of “Murray Buttes”, and is now set to venture even higher along the slopes of Mount Sharp. The intrepid rover took the opportunity to snap a selfie as it proudly stood in front of some rather dramatic Martian features.