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Cameras Record a Full Day on Mars: Sunrise, Sunset, And a Few Strange Things in Between
Cameras Record a Full Day on Mars: Sunrise, Sunset, And a Few Strange Things in Between

29 Dec 2023, 09:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Hazard-Avoidance Cameras on the Curiosity rover recorded 12 hours on the Martian surface for the first time, showing us a full day on an alien world

 
This Is How Sunrise and Sunset Look Like on Mars, But Not Quite
This Is How Sunrise and Sunset Look Like on Mars, But Not Quite

16 Jun 2023, 11:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / NASA gets creative with a couple of images sent back by the Curiosity rover, gives us a glimpse of the Martian sunrise and sunset

 
NASA Sends OTA Update to a Vehicle 140 Million Miles Away
NASA Sends OTA Update to a Vehicle 140 Million Miles Away

17 Apr 2023, 12:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Curiosity rover on Mars received its first software update in years, it should now move a bit faster and with more care for its wheels

 
NASA Finds “Best Evidence of Water and Waves” on Mars, No Alien Surfboards Yet
NASA Finds “Best Evidence of Water and Waves” on Mars, No Alien Surfboards Yet

9 Feb 2023, 13:29 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Curiosity rover finds rippled rock textures that may indicate the planet's Mount Sharp was rich in streams and lakes, complete with waves, a long time ago.

 
Strange Place on Mars Had a Landing Pad Ready for Curiosity, Rover Went Elsewhere
Strange Place on Mars Had a Landing Pad Ready for Curiosity, Rover Went Elsewhere

28 Aug 2022, 01:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This place on Mars called Nili Fossae was on the list of landing locations for the Curiosity rover, is filled with clay minerals

 
The Curiosity Rover Is Celebrating 10 Years on Martian Soil
The Curiosity Rover Is Celebrating 10 Years on Martian Soil

5 Aug 2022, 14:49 UTC · By: Bogdan Bebeselea / It's Curiosity's 10th anniversary, as on this day ten years ago, the NASA rover landed on Mars. Let's take a minute to remember its journey.

 
NASA's Curiosity Rover Reveals Clues About the Red Planet's Wet Past
NASA's Curiosity Rover Reveals Clues About the Red Planet's Wet Past

23 Jun 2022, 21:21 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / For the past few months, Curiosity has been climbing Mount Sharp, crossing between a clay-rich area and one filled with sulfate

 
Curiosity Rover Finds Mysterious Spikes That Look Like Remnants of an Ancient Tree
Curiosity Rover Finds Mysterious Spikes That Look Like Remnants of an Ancient Tree

6 Jun 2022, 14:15 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / NASA's Curiosity rover has recently spotted two mysterious spikes that looks like the remnants of an ancient tree on Mars

 
Close-Up of Robot-Made Hole on Mars Looks Like a View of the Planet From Space
Close-Up of Robot-Made Hole on Mars Looks Like a View of the Planet From Space

26 Mar 2022, 02:08 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / A hole made by the Curiosity rover on the edge of the Gale crater on Mars revealed the presence of substances linked to life

 
This Purely Martian Location Was Considered as Landing Site for Curiosity, Lost to Gale
This Purely Martian Location Was Considered as Landing Site for Curiosity, Lost to Gale

22 Feb 2022, 12:37 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / This area in the Mawrth Vallis region of Mars was considered as a potential landing spot for the Curiosity rover at the beginning of the 2010s

 
NASA Curiosity Rover Finds Unusual Samples on Mars, Could Be Linked to Ancient Life
NASA Curiosity Rover Finds Unusual Samples on Mars, Could Be Linked to Ancient Life

18 Jan 2022, 22:27 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Some rock samples collected by the Persevrance rover from Mars' surface have an unusual carbon signature that could point to ancient microbial life

 
This Crater Floor Was Shortlisted as Landing Site for Two Martian Rovers
This Crater Floor Was Shortlisted as Landing Site for Two Martian Rovers

7 Jan 2022, 12:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / HiRISE image taken in 2011 shows the Eberswalde Crater, a place considered as a potential landing site for Curiosity and Perseverance

 
Area of Mars Visited by Curiosity Shows Steep Cliffs and Blue Water, It’s a Camera Trick
Area of Mars Visited by Curiosity Shows Steep Cliffs and Blue Water, It’s a Camera Trick

28 Nov 2021, 08:52 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Image taken by the HiRISE camera in orbit around Mars shows "a region near the Curiosity rover" that looks like cliffs on a shoreline

 
Martian Rover We All Forgot About Sends Back Defying Selfie
Martian Rover We All Forgot About Sends Back Defying Selfie

1 Apr 2021, 13:28 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Curiosity rover sends back another selfie at a time when the world nearly forgot all about it, with Perseverance demanding all the attention

 
This Is How a Martian Rover Shoots Itself
This Is How a Martian Rover Shoots Itself

23 Mar 2020, 09:53 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The only functional rover on Mars, Curiosity, sent back 86 photos of itself that got stitched by NASA in a monumental selfie

 
Mars Moons Phobos and Deimos Pass in Front of the Sun, Curiosity Takes Photos
Mars Moons Phobos and Deimos Pass in Front of the Sun, Curiosity Takes Photos

5 Apr 2019, 10:01 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Curiosity uses camera to capture images of both Martian moons, Phobos and Deimos, as they passed in front of the Sun last month.

 
All Hail Oppy, the Little Rover that Could
All Hail Oppy, the Little Rover that Could

23 Feb 2019, 11:27 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The MER-B rover, affectionately called Oppy, lasted for a total of 15 years and trekked across Mars more than any other human-made vehicle

 
NASA to Reveal Fate of Opportunity Rover on Wednesday
NASA to Reveal Fate of Opportunity Rover on Wednesday

13 Feb 2019, 10:35 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Earth lost contact with the Martian rover on June 10, 2018, at a time when the neighbouring planet was engulfed in a massive sand storm

 
Curiosity Rover Shoots 360 Video of Rock Hall on Mars
Curiosity Rover Shoots 360 Video of Rock Hall on Mars

11 Feb 2019, 10:22 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Presently NASA’s only working rover on the Martian surface, Curiosity’s main task is to dig holes into the soil and learn more about its composition

 
Curiosity Sends Back New Selfie from Mars, Pack Its Bags for a New Destination
Curiosity Sends Back New Selfie from Mars, Pack Its Bags for a New Destination

29 Jan 2019, 10:59 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Curiosity rover snapped the 57 pics on January 15 using its Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera to form this here selfie