NASA's Curiosity Rover About To Enter “Spiderweb” Region Of Mars' Mount Sharp
NASA’s Curiosity rover is ready to move out of the valley of Gediz Vallis and travel slow and steady for several months to a fascinating new area of great interest on Mount Sharp, a 5-kilometer (3-mile) tall mountain at the center of Gale crater.
NASA Curiosity Shares Stunning 360 View of Mars With Strange White Rocks
The rover's latest discoveries, including pure sulfur stones and sprawling mineral "spiderwebs," unravel new mysteries of Mars' watery past.
NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and finds strange sulfur stones
The Mars rover, built by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), has slowly scaled Mount Sharp since 2014. This mountain, officially monikered "Aeolis Mons," was discovered in the 1970s; cut into its alien landscape is the boulder-packed Gediz Vallis channel, which some scientists believe to be an ancient river bed.
NASA's Curiosity Rover Shares 360 Panorama of Gediz Vallis Before Moving On
You can see the expanse of white sulfur-bearing rocks in the panorama, along with some other objects of note. A wall of debris called Pinnacle Ridge looms over Gediz Vallis, and off in the distance, you can see the rim of Gale Crater, where Curiosity has been exploring since it arrived on Mars in 2012.
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Uncovers Mars’ Mysterious Spiderweb Rocks and Hidden Crystals
NASA's Curiosity captured a 360-degree panorama before leaving Gediz Vallis channel, a feature it’s been exploring for the past year. The rover embarks on a journey to Mars' boxwork formation, investigating its weblike patterns and the late-stage water activity indicated by Gediz Vallis channel.
Sulfur stones and spiderwebs: Curiosity's latest discoveries on Mars
Curiosity Rover uncovers Mars' sulfur stones and spiderweb-like formations, deepening our understanding of its geological history.
Curiosity rover discovers rare sulphur stones on mars: Heres what its hinting at the red planets past?
NASAs Curiosity rover uncovers rare sulphur-rich stones on Mars, offering fresh clues about the planets past climate, water history, and potential for microbial life.
NASA releases stunning images from Mars rover as it searches for evidence life could have existed
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NASA's Curiosity rover heads to new puzzling Martian destination
But scientists are eager to investigate the boxwork region at the foot of Mount Sharp because of what clues it could hold about Mars' ancient history. From Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter images ...
NASA's Curiosity rover captures rare Sulphur stones on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has discovered rare sulphur stones in the Gediz Vallis channel on Mars, offering new clues about the ...
Strange Mars Sulfur Stones Star In Stunning NASA Rover Panorama
NASA's Curiosity rover says farewell to the funky sulfur stones of the Gediz Vallis channel with an immersive panorama view from Mars.