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This image shows ChemCam's close-up of the rock named "Rapitan" with the analysis of its elemental composition.
Calcium-Rich Veins in Martian Rocks (Rapitan)
Measurements with the MSL Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover during the flight to Mars and now on the surface of Mars enable an estimate of the radiation astronauts ...
Radiation Exposure Comparisons with Mars Trip Calculation
In this Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter view of the Curiosity rover mission's waypoint called "the Kimberley," the red dot indicates the location of a sandstone target, "Windjana," selected for close-u...
Location of Mars Sandstone Target 'Windjana'
This photograph of the NASA Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, was taken during mobility testing on June 3, 2011. The location is inside the Spacecraft Assembly Facility at NASA's Jet Propul...
Mars Rover Curiosity, Front View
A mineral vein with bright and dark portions dominates this image of a Martian rock target called "Rona," which is near the southern, upper edge of "Vera Rubin Ridge" on Mount Sharp.
Brushed Vein in 'Rona' on 'Vera Rubin Ridge'
The Entry, Descent and Landing team celebrate just moments after news that Curiosity landed safely on Mars.
Hugs Upon Curiosity's Landing
This graphic shows the flux of radiation detected by NASA's Mars Science Laboratory on the trip from Earth to Mars from December 2011 to July 2012.
Radiation Levels on the Way to Mars
This mosaic from the Mast Camera on NASA's Curiosity rover shows the view looking toward the "Glenelg" area, where three different terrain types come together.
On the Road to Glenelg (Annotated)
Left and right eyes of the Navigation Camera (Navcam) in NASA's Curiosity Mars rover took the dozens of images combined into this stereo scene of the rover and its surroundings. The component image...
Mars Stereo View from "John Klein" to Mount Sharp (Raw)
This patch of Martian bedrock, about 2 feet (70 centimeters) across, is finely layered rock with some pea-size inclusions. It lies near the lowest point of the "Pahrump Hills" outcrop, which forms ...
Fine-Grained, Finely Layered Rock at Base of Martian Mount Sharp
Current Rover Configuration
Current Rover Configuration
This composite image, with magnified insets, depicts the first laser test by the Chemistry and Camera, or ChemCam,
First Laser-Zapped Rock on Mars
This graphic compares the radiation dose equivalent for several types of experiences, including a calculation for a trip from Earth to Mars based on measurements made by the Radiation Assessment De...
Comparison of Some Radiation Exposures to Mars-Trip Level
Building Curiosity: Engineers give the rover lessons in hand-eye coordination.
Teaching Hand-Eye Coordination
Like a human working in a radiation environment, NASA's Curiosity rover carries its own version of a dosimeter to measure radiation from outer space and the sun.
Curiosity's First Radiation Measurements on Mars
The artist's animation depicts how NASA's Curiosity rover will communicate with Earth during landing. As the rover descends to Mars, it will send out basic radio-frequency tones that go directly to...
Curiosity Speaks
Scientists and engineers scour the Dumont Dunes area and look for the best spot to practice driving with the Scarecrow rover.
Mobility Team Scouts Best Spot to Practice Driving
This map shows the route driven by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover from the "Bradbury Landing" location where it landed in August 2012 to the "Pahrump Hills" outcrop where it drilled into the lowest pa...
Curiosity Mars Rover's Route from Landing to 'Pahrump Hills'
This view from the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the arm of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows texture within a light-toned vein at a site called "Garden City" on lower Mount Sharp.
Crystal Growth Texture in Light Vein at 'Garden City'
This cropped image from NASA's Curiosity rover shows one set of marks on the surface of Mars where blasts from the descent-stage rocket engines blew away some of the surface material.
Goulburn Scour Mark
This image from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover reveals details of a bedrock discoloration pattern at a site between "Marias Pass" and "Bridger Basin." The discoloration is not associated with individu...
Detail of Discoloration Pattern Seen by Curiosity
This image of an outcrop at the "Sheepbed" locality, taken by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover with its right Mast Camera (Mastcam), shows well-defined veins filled with whitish minerals, interpreted as...
Veins in 'Sheepbed' Outcrop (Unannotated)
This scene shows NASA's Curiosity Mars rover at a location called "Windjana," where the rover found rocks containing manganese-oxide minerals, which require abundant water and strongly oxidizing co...
NASA's Curiosity at Site of Clues About Ancient Oxygen
In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, sections of an Atlas V rocket payload fairing obscure NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) from view as they c...
Closing the Fairings
This image provides a way to have a full-size printout of the calibration target for the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity.
Full-Scale Image of MAHLI Calibration Target
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For the first time, NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has caught the Martian moon Phobos during a full moon phase. Each color in this new image represents a temperature range detected by Odyssey's infrared camera.
Why This Martian Full Moon Looks Like Candy
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NASA's Opportunity Mars rover mission is complete after 15 years on Mars. Opportunity's record-breaking exploration laid the groundwork for future missions to the Red Planet.
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In deploying its first instrument onto the surface of Mars, the lander completes a major mission milestone.
NASA's InSight Places First Instrument on Mars
