Curiosity Rover

Curiosity Rover

@MarsCuriosity

NASA's latest mission to Mars. I arrived at the Red Planet, Aug. 5, 2012 PDT (Aug. 6 UTC).

Gale Crater, Mars · http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl/

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Come for the sand, stay for the science. See my new spot & the sampling activity I've got in store [video]

Dig this: I'm getting ready to use my scoop & sampling system for the first time [Info & gallery]

Mars is cool, but it's getting "Hottah." That's the outcrop I found in an ancient Mars streambed [3-D pic]

Rock On! I rolled up to "Rocknest," a patch of wind-blown soil, the potential target for my 1st scoop test

You rock, rock. See the sand-covered surface of "Bathurst Inlet," a rock I investigated this weekend [pic]

It's the first day of Spring for me, and the night of the Harvest Moon for you. Look up tonight.

Mars, you've really got a hold on me. On sol 52, I used visual odometry to drive, assess & adjust for any wheel slippage.

Orbiter, lander & rover data have shown water ice & hydrated minerals on Mars. Water is the most likely fluid to have made the streambed

1st time we've seen evidence of gravel transported by water on Mars. Here's how it worked [video]

A River Ran Through It. I found evidence of an ancient streambed on Mars, similar to some on Earth

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