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June 05, 2014
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The ChemCam instrument for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission uses a pulsed laser beam to vaporize a pinhead-size target, producing a flash of light from the ionized material -- plasma -- that ...
Spark Generated by ChemCam Laser During Tests
A group of teachers discusses solutions to a problem-solving activity at the Aug. 5, 2012, Curiosity Educator Workshop at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.
Problem Solving Teacher Activity
This stereo scene looking back at where Curiosity crossed a dune at "Dingo Gap" combines several exposures taken by the Navigation Camera (Navcam) high on the rover's mast. It appears three dimensi...
Panoramic View From West of 'Dingo Gap' (Stereo)
Faire atterrir une sonde sur Mars est l’une des choses les plus complexes à réaliser. Cette vidéo de 60 secondes explique comment cela est possible, et illustre les trois systèmes d'atterrissage ut...
Mars in a Minute: (French) Comment atterrir sur Mars?
The distant blob seen in the view on left, taken by a Hazard-Avoidance camera on NASA's Curiosity rover, may be a cloud created during the crash of the rover's descent stage. Pictures taken about 4...
Witnessing the Descent Stage Crash?
One priority target for a closer look by NASA's Mars rover Curiosity before the rover departs the "Glenelg" area east of its landing site is the pitted outcrop called "Point Lake," in the upper hal...
'Point Lake' Outcrop in Gale Crater
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)
This view of the American flag medallion on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity was taken by the rover's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) during the 44th Martian day, or sol, of Curiosity's work on Mars (Sept...
Curiosity's Stars and Stripes
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover spotted these iridescent, or “mother of pearl,” clouds on March 5, 2021, the 3,048th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Seen here are five frames stitched together fro...
Curiosity Spots Iridescent 'Mother of Pearl' Clouds
The ChemCam on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover examined a brushed area on target rock "Christmas Cove" on Sept. 17, 2017, and found spectral evidence of hematite, an iron-oxide mineral. Five lines on t...
Curiosity's ChemCam Checks 'Christmas Cove' Colors
This image comparison shows a view through a Hazard-Avoidance camera on NASA's Curiosity rover before and after the clear dust cover was removed.
Clear Views on Mars
The foreground of this scene from the Mastcam on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows purple-hued rocks near the rover's late-2016 location. The middle distance includes future destinations for the ro...
Color Variations on Mount Sharp, Mars (White Balanced)
An eruption from the surface of the sun is conspicuous in the lower left portion of this July 6, 2015, image from NASA's Earth-orbiting Solar Dynamics Observatory. It originates from a location on ...
Solar Activity Seen at Sunspot Site Tracked by Mars Rover
This image is from a series of test images to calibrate the 34-millimeter Mast Camera on NASA's Curiosity rover. It was taken on Aug. 23, 2012 and looks south-southwest from the rover's landing site.
Focusing the 34-millimeter Mastcam
What’s the latest news from Mars? A global dust storm is starting to settle, but still obscures the Martian surface; Curiosity turns six and drills a new rock sample; InSight is more than halfway t...
Mars Report: August 2018
NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) rover, known as Curiosity, arrives at the Shuttle Landing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard an Air Force C-17 cargo plane.
Curiosity Arrives at NASA Kennedy Space Center
After two Martian years, Curiosity is more than a Mars geologist, scientist and explorer. It's a Mars weather reporter, too.
Curiosity Rover Report: Mars Weather Report
Download a PDF of the Explore Mars Sticker.
Explore Mars Sticker
Engineers test Curiosity's hill-climbing capabilities using her Earthbound twin.
Curiosity's Stunt Double Takes a Spin
An area inside Holden crater was considered as a landing site for NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission.
Holden Crater, a Finalist Not Selected as Landing Site for Curiosity
The Mast Camera, or Mastcam, on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this set of images before and after it drilled a rock nicknamed "Aberlady." The rock and others nearby appear to have moved when...
Curiosity's Latest Drill Hole
This image combines photographs taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) at three different distances from the first Martian rock that NASA's Curiosity rover touched with its arm.
Mars Hand Lens Imager Nested Close-Ups of Rock 'Jake Matijevic'
Sunset on Mars catches NASA's Mars Science Laboratory in the foreground in this artist's concept. The mission is under development for launch in 2009 and a precision landing on Mars in 2010.
Mars Science Laboratory at Sunset (Artist's Concept)
Wispy clouds float across the Martian sky in this accelerated sequence of early-morning images taken on July 17, 2017, by the Navcam on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover.
Clouds Sailing Overhead on Mars, Unenhanced
Mastcam 34: Shorter Focal-Length Eye of Mast Camera Pair for Mars Rover
Mastcam 34: Shorter Focal-Length Eye of Mast Camera Pair for Mars Rover
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NASA's Perseverance Rover Deposits First Sample on Mars Surface
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NASA Retires InSight Mars Lander Mission After Years of Science
The 10 sample tubes being dropped on Mars’ surface so they can be studied on Earth in the future carry an amazing diversity of Red Planet geology.
NASA's Perseverance Rover to Begin Building Martian Sample Depot
The agency’s Perseverance rover will establish the first sample depot on Mars.
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