MARSDAILY - ROBO DAILY

Mar 13, 2024 (JPL)

Today, we are planning for another checkout on our third "Mineral King" target on Sol 4123. We're really excited about the potential science value from this are...

Rover Kinesthetics: Sols 4116-4117

Mar 07, 2024 (JPL)

Drilled material extracted by Curiosity and fed to SAM and/or CheMin, however, is typically extracted from 2+ cm below the surface. Drill tailings therefore pro...

Study determines the original orientations of rocks drilled on Mars

Mar 05, 2024 (SPX)

Since it touched down on the surface of Mars in 2021, the rover has filled 20 of its 43 tubes with cores of bedrock. Now, MIT geologists have remotely determine...

Sols 4114-4115: Bingo! It's Official - Curiosity's 40th Successful Drill Hole on Mars!

Mar 04, 2024 (JPL)

However, based on the information we did have (see details in the Sol 4110 blog), we proceeded with delivery to CheMin, and got the good news yesterday that Che...

Curiosity successfully drills 40 holes on Mars

Mar 04, 2024 (JPL)

However, based on the information we did have (see details in the Sol 4110 blog), we proceeded with delivery to CheMin, and got the good news yesterday that Che...

NASA uses ORNL supercomputers to plan smooth landing on Mars

Mar 04, 2024 (SPX)

Although the space agency has successfully landed nine robotic missions on Mars since its first surface missions in 1976 with the Viking Project, safely bringin...

Bunsen Peak Piques Interest

Mar 01, 2024 (JPL)

Along the way, the science team used these images to pick out an exciting rock named Bunsen Peak. This rock was intriguing because it stands tall among the surr...

Depositional Processes of the Margin Unit

Mar 01, 2024 (JPL)

There are several possible origins for the Margin unit, and further analysis of these rocks will shed light on what environment the Margin unit formed in during...

In The Presence Of Royalty: Sols 4112-4113

Mar 01, 2024 (JPL)

After we see those results tomorrow morning, we will make the decision if we also want to analyze the sample with the Sample Analysis at Mars - SAM - instrument...

Study reveals potential for life's building blocks from Mars' ancient atmosphere

Feb 29, 2024 (SPX)

The research team embarked on an ambitious quest to explore the early atmospheric conditions of Mars, particularly focusing on the planet's capacity to foster t...

Three years later, search for life on Mars continues

Feb 27, 2024 (SPX)

The rover and its helicopter sidekick Ingenuity have captured stunning images of Mars and collected 23 unique rock core samples along 17 miles of an ancient riv...

Little Groundwater Recharge in Ancient Mars Aquifer, According to New Models

Feb 27, 2024 (SPX)

But a new study shows that no matter how much rainfall fell on the surface of ancient Mars, very little of it seeped into an aquifer in the planet's southern hi...

Mining Into Mineral King: Sols 4110-4111

Feb 26, 2024 (JPL)

As a result, this hole is on the shallow side, meaning we may not have collected as much sample to analyze. However, we have had successful sample analyses afte...

NASA seeks candidates for yearlong simulated Mars mission

Feb 16, 2024 (UPI)

The second of three planned ground-based missions under the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog (CHAPEA) program is slated for spring 2025. The missi...

Partial Cover Malfunction on Perseverance's SHERLOC Instrument Impacts Mars Research

Feb 15, 2024 (SPX)

Mounted on Perseverance's robotic arm, SHERLOC employs a combination of imaging, spectroscopy, and laser technology to investigate organic compounds and mineral...

Fun Math and a New Butte: Sols 4096-4097

Feb 15, 2024 (JPL)

Today I was on shift as a MAHLI uplink lead, so I was excited to think about contact science targets. Unfortunately, the team determined that Curiosity's wheels...

NASA engineers trying to fix stuck dust cover on Perseverance Mars rover camera

Feb 13, 2024 (UPI)

The cover prevents dust from accumulating on the optics of the Scanning Habitable Environments with Raman and Luminescence for Organics and Chemicals, or SHERLO...

A Feast of Images: Sols 4093-4094

Feb 13, 2024 (JPL)

And feast we did! I counted - between Mastcam, ChemCam, the Navcams, and MARDI almost 450 individual image frames! That's due to the super-interesting scenery w...

Ripple Me This: Sols 4089-4090

Feb 12, 2024 (JPL)

As Keeper of the Plan for the Geology theme group, I was busy making sure all the geology-related requests from the instrument teams were recorded accurately in...

Lake deposits in Idaho give scientists insight into ancient traces of life on Mars

Feb 06, 2024 (SPX)

Yet, astrobiologists have learned a lot about how to find life in extraterrestrial environments, mainly by studying how and when the early Earth became livable....