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Check And Double Check: Sols 3821-3822
May 05, 2023 (JPL)
In this plan, the Rover planners (RPs) planned a "preload" test, to get an idea of how the rock will behave when drilled. This involves putting the target under...
The mysterious origins of Martian meteorites
May 05, 2023 (SPX)
Until humans are able to bring back samples from Mars, the only pieces of the Red Planet found on Earth are Martian meteorites such as the shergottites. The jou...
Brushing Ubajnara: Sols 3819-3820
May 04, 2023 (JPL)
This was good news, because the MSL science team agreed that MAHLI images and APXS chemical data will be useful in deciding whether or not to drill at Ubajara. ...
Aerovironment awarded $10M JPL to co-design and develop two helicopters for Mars Sample Return mission
May 04, 2023 (SPX)
Future efforts could include detailed design, build, and test of qualification and flight hardware. The helicopters build upon the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter des...
Alberta researcher to help select samples to bring back from Mars
May 03, 2023 (SPX)
For this mission, "return sample scientist" Chris Herd, a professor in the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and curator of the U of A's Meteorite Co...
Examining a Potential Drill Spot: Sols 3817-3818
May 03, 2023 (JPL)
We had planned a pretty typical drill sol 1, with MAHLI and APXS on the drill target, and a brush with the dust removal tool, but then learned that we will not ...
Just a Little Scoot: Sols 3814-3816
May 02, 2023 (JPL)
On the first sol, we will use Mastcam to image the target "Ekeni," a target just in front of our right front wheel with interesting rhythmic textures - could th...
Zhurong Rover finds evidence of water at low latitudes on modern Mars
May 02, 2023 (SPX)
Researchers from the National Astronomical Observatories of CAS and the Institute of Atmospheric Physics of CAS were also involved in the study. Previous studie...
Ensuring robotic arm safety during abrasions
Apr 28, 2023 (JPL)
Although successfully executed countless times over the past two years, abrading and sampling are still non-deterministic activities. Rocks may fracture or reor...
New findings indicate gene-edited rice might survive in Martian soil
Apr 27, 2023 (SPX)
As outlined in the team's abstract, Rice Can Grow and Survive in Martian Regolith with Challenges That Could be Overcome Through Control of Stress-Related Genes...
Sols 3812-3813: Tiny Sticks Poking Out at Us
Apr 27, 2023 (JPL)
Inspired by watching my colleague doing a great job, I went back through my notebook, and found out that one of the earliest sol plannings I have notes from are...
NASA Retires Mineral Mapping Instrument on Mars Orbiter
Apr 26, 2023 (JPL)
Led by Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Maryland, CRISM produced high-resolution mineral maps crucial in helping scientist...
Curiosity: Move slowly and don't break things: Sols 3810-3811
Apr 26, 2023 (JPL)
This hopefully will give us better views of the path ahead and reduce slippage as we drive, so that we can drive for longer than we have been recently - today, ...
China plans to retrieve Martian soil by 2030
Apr 26, 2023 (XNA)
According to Wu Yanhua, chief designer of China's deep-space exploration programs, the nation plans to bring Martian soil back to Earth around 2030. The mission...
Pioneering research sheds new light on the origins and composition of planet Mars
Apr 26, 2023 (SPX)
The research, led by the University of Bristol and published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the US, reveals the first-ever de...
China releases first panoramic images of Mars
Apr 26, 2023 (XNA)
The color images include the Robinson projection, Mercator projection, azimuthal projection and orthographic projection of the Eastern and Western hemispheres o...
Mars reveals liquid core as scientists measure first seismic waves
Apr 25, 2023 (UPI)
The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, show Mars' core is a completely liquid iron-alloy core with high percentages of ...
UAE probe offers unprecedented view of Mars moon
Apr 24, 2023 (AFP)
The probe, the Arab world's first interplanetary mission, has been orbiting Mars for two years, regularly flying past Deimos and its big sibling moon Phobos. It...
Up and Soon, Away: Perseverance Continues Exploring the Upper Fan
Apr 21, 2023 (JPL)
At Echo Creek, we're conducting both long distance and close-up measurements. Visible in the distance, Belva Crater has an interesting depth to diameter ratio c...
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Sols 3805-3806
Apr 20, 2023 (JPL)
There are abundant large blocks that we are trying to avoid and sand patches that are potential slip hazards for the rover. Unluckily, as Curiosity attempted to...
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