Video Archive

2013

Rover Readies for Second Drilling - May 16, 2013

Curiosity prepares for a second drilling and a tutorial on the complicated choreography to get the drill sample to her instruments.

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'Spring Break' Over: Commanding Resumes - May 09, 2013

Curiosity gets new software and new capabilities for the long trek to Mt. Sharp.

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Mars' Bygone Atmosphere - April 12, 2013

NASA's Curiosity finds that the Red Planet doesn't have the same atmosphere it used to.

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Inspiring Students to Build Robots - April 04, 2013

Bobak Ferdowsi, Curiosity flight director, shares a special message with students on building robots.

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What Happens When the Sun Blocks our Signal? - March 20, 2013

How can you communicate with Mars spacecraft when the Sun is in the way? Learn more about 'solar conjunction' in this 60-second video.

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Curiosity Rover Hits Paydirt - March 15, 2013

Curiosity's analyzed rock sample proves ancient Mars could have supported living microbes.

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Why is Curiosity Looking for Organics? - March 06, 2013

Has Mars ever had the right ingredients for life? What are organic molecules, and what can they tell us about the history of Mars? Learn more in this 60-second video from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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Curiosity Collects First Rock Sample on Mars - February 21, 2013

Curiosity rover obtains the first sample ever collected from the interior of a rock on another planet.

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Drilling into Mars - February 20, 2013

This animation of NASA's Curiosity rover shows the complicated suite of operations involved in conducting the rover's first rock sample drilling on Mars and transferring the sample to the rover's scoop for inspection. The drilling and sample transfer took place on Feb. 8 and 20, 2013, or sols 182 and 193, Curiosity's 182nd and 193rd Martian days of operations.

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Video Clip of a Rover Rock-Drilling Demonstration at JPL - February 20, 2013

This video clip shows moments during a demonstration of drilling into a rock at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif., with a test double of the Mars rover Curiosity. The drill combines hammering and rotation motions of the bit.

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Curiosity Drills on Mars - February 15, 2013

NASA's Curiosity drills for first sample from inside a rock on Mars.

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Simulation of Martian Bedrock Drilling - February 09, 2013

This animation depicts NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilling a hole to collect a rock-powder sample at a target site called "John Klein"

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Curiosity Finds Calcium-Rich Deposits - January 18, 2013

NASA's Curiosity rover finds calcium deposits on Mars similar to those seen on Earth when water circulates in cracks and rock fractures.

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Curiosity Rover Gives Mars the Brush-Off - January 10, 2013

NASA's Curiosity rover dusts off a rock on Mars for the first time.

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