Simulation of Martian Bedrock Drilling - February 09, 2013

This animation depicts NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilling a hole to collect a rock-powder sample at a target site called "John Klein"

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Mars: Dry Ice and Dunes - January 24, 2013

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures the springtime thaw of seasonal carbon dioxide ice on Mars.

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Curiosity Finds Calcium-Rich Deposits - January 18, 2013

NASA's Curiosity rover finds calcium deposits on Mars similar to those seen on Earth when water circulates in cracks and rock fractures.

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Curiosity Rover Gives Mars the Brush-Off - January 10, 2013

NASA's Curiosity rover dusts off a rock on Mars for the first time.

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