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NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Drills Second Rock Target - 05/20/2013
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has used the drill on its robotic arm to collect a powdered sample from the interior of a rock called "Cumberland." >>
Mars Rover Opportunity Examines Clay Clues in Rock - 05/17/2013
NASA's senior Mars rover, Opportunity, is driving to a new study area after a dramatic finish to 20 months on "Cape York" with examination of a rock intensely altered by water. >>
Nine-Year-Old Mars Rover Passes 40-Year-Old Record - 05/16/2013
NASA's Mars rover Opportunity now holds the record for farthest driving by a NASA vehicle on a world away from Earth, passing a mark set by an Apollo astronaut-driven rover. >>
NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars - 05/15/2013
Scientists using images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have estimated that the planet is bombarded by more than 200 small asteroids or bits of comets per year forming craters at least 12.8 feet (3.9 meters) across. >>
NASA Curiosity Rover Team Selects Second Drilling Target On Mars - 05/09/2013
NASA rover team selects next drilling target on Mars >>
NASA Wins Prestigious Aerospace Industry Awards - 05/09/2013
Two prominent aerospace industry organizations are recognizing the contributions of NASA, especially the achievements of the team that landed NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars in August, with coveted awards. >>
Recent Videos
Rover Readies for Second Drilling - 05/16/2013
Curiosity prepares for a second drilling and a tutorial on the complicated choreography to get the drill sample to her instruments. >>
'Spring Break' Over: Commanding Resumes - 05/09/2013
Curiosity gets new software and new capabilities for the long trek to Mt. Sharp. >>
Mars' Bygone Atmosphere - 04/12/2013
NASA's Curiosity finds that the Red Planet doesn't have the same atmosphere it used to. >>
Inspiring Students to Build Robots - 04/04/2013
Bobak Ferdowsi, Curiosity flight director, shares a special message with students on building robots. >>
MAVEN Magnetometer - 03/29/2013
When you navigate with a compass you can orient yourself thanks to Earth's global magnetic field. But on Mars, if you were to walk around with a compass it would haphazardly point from one anomaly to another, because the Red Planet does not possess a global magnetosphere. >>
Curiosity Rover Hits Paydirt - 03/15/2013
Curiosity's analyzed rock sample proves ancient Mars could have supported living microbes. >>
Where are the Spacecraft?
Where is Curiosity?
Curiosity is on Mars!Follow Curiosity on her journey at Explore Mars: Curiosity's Journey >>
Where is the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter?
View the simulated views and computer generated images of where Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is now. >>
Where is Odyssey?
View the simulated views and computer generated images of where Mars Odyssey is now. >>
Where are the Rovers?
Opportunity has now reached its three-year-long target, Endeavour crater, where it will spend time studying rocks never seen before. After a successful six-year mission, Spirit's mission has officially concluded. ������Send a tribute on Spirit���s mission at:http://beamartian.jpl.nasa.gov/spiritpostcards.
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Mars in The Palm of Your Hands
Tune in with Mars on the go.Download the Be A Martian App, on your Android, iPhone, Windows Phone and Tablets! >>
Explore Curiosity's Journey in 3D
Follow Curiosity's drive and read about the latest updates on Curiosity's Journey on Mars!Start Now >>
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Be part of exploration and discovery, and personally contribute to the expansion of human knowledge for all of us now, and as a legacy for those who follow. >>
Mars Calendar 2013 to 2014
Download the Mars Calendar for the years 2013 - 2014 >>
Rover Free Drive
Want to drive a rover on the surface of Mars? Play this interactive! >>
Ask Dr. C
Have you ever wondered why Mars is red?
Or, how big is the Mars Science Laboratory rover? Ask Dr. C, your personal Mars expert! >>
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