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Mojave Desert Tests Prepare for NASA Mars Roving - 05/11/2012
Engineers ran rover-mobility tests on California sand dunes this week in preparation for operating NASA's Curiosity rover after it lands in Mars' Gale Crater. >>
Peekaboo! Curiosity���s Hand Lens Camera Snaps Picture - 05/03/2012
What���s it like inside Curiosity���s cruise vehicle? Well, it���s a bit dark but the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera on the rover arm has a built-in LED light or flashlight, used to light up the dark space inside the cruise vehicle and aeroshell to take this full-color test image. Read more >>
Field Trip! - 05/01/2012
A group of journalists take part in a field trip to learn about clues hidden in the rock layers with Curiosity Project Scientist, John Grotzinger. >>
100 Days and Counting to NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Landing - 04/27/2012
At 10:31 p.m. PDT today, April 27, (1:31 p.m. EDT), NASA's Mars Science Laboratory, carrying the one-ton Curiosity rover, will be within 100 days from its appointment with the Martian surface. >>
Von Karman Lecture - "Gale Crater: Exploring the Mars Science Laboratory Landing Site." - 04/13/2012
Tune in to learn more about Gale Crater, the destination for the next Mars rover Curiosity. Curiosity is halfway to Mars and scheduled to land at Gale Crater in August 2012. Watch archived webcast >>Read more >>
'Mount Sharp' On Mars Links Geology's Past And Future - 03/28/2012
A stack of geological chapters in the history book of Mars has attracted NASA's big new rover and takes an informal name from a geologist with early Mars missions. >>
Recent Videos
Mars in a Minute: How Do You Land on Mars? - 04/13/2012
Landing a spacecraft on Mars is one of the trickiest things we do. This 60-second video explains how it���s done, and the three landing systems we use at the Red Planet. >>
Robotic Arm Target Practice - 04/10/2012
Engineers use Curiosity's body double to practice robotic arm placement. >>
The Challenges of Getting to Mars: The Cruise to Mars - 03/19/2012
In the eight-month trip to Mars, a lot has to go right for Curiosity to arrive safely. >>
Landing Practice - 03/06/2012
Mars Science Laboratory engineers have a dress rehearsal for Curiosity's landing day on the Red Planet. >>
The Martians: Launching Curiosity to Mars - 01/26/2012
Mission team members share their excitement and reflections on the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover. >>
The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Launching a Mars Rover - 01/26/2012
Video of the Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft launch from Cape Canaveral, Florida on Nov. 26, 2011, onboard an Atlas V rocket. >>
Where is Curiosity?
Where is Curiosity?
After its successful launch to Mars on Nov. 26, 2011 Curiosity is in its cruise phase on its way to Mars!View simulated views of where Curiosity is now. >>
Fun
Rover Photosynth
Get to know the Mars Science Laboratory rover by exploring this 3-D Photosynth of the rover in the JPL Mars Yard >>
Mars for Kids!
Games:
  • Take a Mars Adventure!
  • Mars Word Find
  • Weight on Mars
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    Explore the Be A Martian Web site
    NASA and Microsoft Corp. of Redmond, Wash., have collaborated to create a Web site where Internet users can have fun while advancing their knowledge of Mars. >>
    Pop Culture Mars
    Mars has remained in the human imagination, and not even the rise of science and technology has interrupted our wary fascination with this neighboring world. >>
    Send a Postcard to Spirit
    Celebrate the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit by sending a postcard. >>
    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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