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Curiosity Rover Just Found a Freaky Metal Meteorite on Mars
Curiosity Spots Metallic Meteorite on Mars NASA’s Curiosity rover stumbled across a peculiar-looking metallic meteorite last week, while climbing the slopes of Mars’ Mount Sharp. Meteorites are pretty common on the Red Planet due to its thin atmosphere and proximity … Continue reading
Mars rover Curiosity views spectacular layered rock formations
This view from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) in NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover shows finely layered rocks within the “Murray Buttes” region on lower Mount Sharp. The buttes and mesas rising above the surface in this area are eroded remnants of … Continue reading
Mars Curiosity Rover Found Signs of ‘Explosive’ Volcanoes on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover drilled this hole to collect sample materialfrom the rock on Mars on July 30, 2015. The diameter is slightly smaller than a dime. A large team of researchers from across the U.S. studying data sent back from … Continue reading
‘Boccone’suolo Marte per rover Curiosity
(ANSA) – ROMA, 19 OTT – Primo ‘boccone’ di suolo marziano per il rover della Nasa Curiosity. Il rover laboratorio ha infatti inserito il primo campione di suolo marziano nel laboratorio chiamato Chemistry and Mineralogy (CheMin), per determinare che tipo … Continue reading