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Sensor on Mars Rover to Measure Radiation Environment - 11/9/2010
One of the experiments on NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission will measure the natural radiation environment to aid plans for future human missions. ������
Watch Construction Of NASA's New Mars Rover Live On The Web - 10/21/2010
A newly installed webcam is giving the public an opportunity to watch technicians assemble and test the next NASA Mars rover, one of the most technologically challenging interplanetary missions ever designed. ������ News Release ������ Watch LIVE Now
Mobile Mars Lab Almost Ready For Curiosity Rover - 10/8/2010
A suite of instruments to analyze samples of Martian rocks and soil for chemistry relevant to life is being readied in Maryland for NASA's next Mars rover, Curiosity. ������
Atmosphere Checked, One Mars Year Before a Landing - 9/29/2010
In preparation for NASA's next rover landing on the Red Planet, one Mars year away, an instrument studying the Martian atmosphere from orbit has begun a campaign. ������
Laser Tool for Studying Mars Rocks Delivered to JPL - 9/21/2010
A tool newly delivered from Los Alamos National Laboratory for NASA's Mars rover Curiosity will zap Martian rocks with a laser to learn the rocks' makeup. ������
Building Curiosity: Rover Rocks Rocker-Bogie - 9/16/2010
Curiosity rover is put through its paces. NASA engineers run the Curiosity rover through an obstacle course. ������
Strong, Long Robotic Arm Extends From Next Mars Rover - 9/16/2010
Tests underway in a JPL clean room will refine the precision of movements by a robotic arm that can reach more than 7 feet in front of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover. ������Mars Science Laboratory Fact Sheet ������
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Building Curiosity: Rover Rocks Rocker-Bogie - 9/16/2010
Curiosity rover is put through its paces. NASA engineers run the Curiosity rover through an obstacle course. ������
Teaching Hand-Eye Coordination - 9/3/2010
Building Curiosity: Engineers give the rover lessons in hand-eye coordination. ������
Building Curiosity: Robotic Arm Attached - 8/20/2010
The latest report from the clean room where Curiosity (Mars Science Laboratory) is being built. This week, the robotic arm was attached to the rover. ������
First Test Drive For Next Mars Rover - 7/23/2010
This video shows the first test drive of the next Mars Rover, Curiosity, in a clean room at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif., on July 23, 2010. ������
Curiosity Gets a Head - 7/23/2010
NASA's next rover to Mars, under construction at JPL, gets a "head." ������
Hot New Rover Wheels! - 7/13/2010
NASA's next rover to Mars, under construction at JPL, turns its new set of wheels. ������
Where is Curiosity?
Where is Curiosity?
Engineers are building the Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, in a clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif.Curiosity is scheduled to launch in the fall of 2011 and land on Mars in August 2012. ������
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Send a Postcard to Spirit
Celebrate the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit by sending a postcard ������
Explore the Be A Martian Web site
NASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars. ������
Pop Culture Mars
Mars has remained in the human imagination, and not even the rise of science and technology has interrupted our wary fascination with this neighboring world. ������
Mars For Kids!
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    Send your name to Mars!
    Be a part of history Sign up to have your name travel to Mars on a microchip carried by NASAs Mars Science Laboratory rover. ������
    Rover Photosynth
    Get to know the Mars Science Laboratory rover by exploring this 3-D Photosynth of the rover in the JPL Mars Yard. ������More interactives ������
    Ask Dr. C
    Have you ever wondered why Mars is red?
    Or, how big is the Mars Science Laboratory rover? Ask Dr. C, your personal Mars expert! ������
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