Mars, NASA and Curiosity

Curiosity rover spots rare shimmering clouds above Mars
The Sun sets differently on Mars. Part of that is due to its distance from the star (an average of 142 million miles versus Earth’s roughly 93 million miles), but it also has to do with the planet’s atmosphere. A great example of the effects can be seen in the Red Planet’s noctilucent clouds.
NASA rover captures images of mysterious "mother-of-pearl" clouds above Mars
New images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show colorful clouds in the sky over Mars. The images were captured by the rover's Mastcam, which NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory compared to the rover's eyes. The clouds were spotted on Jan. 17, and the photos were taken over the course of 16 minutes, the space agency said in a news release.
NASA’s Curiosity rover captures colourful clouds drifting over Mars
Taken over 16 minutes on January 17 the images show noctilucent or twilight clouds tinged with colour. This video has been sped up about 480 times. The white plumes falling out of the clouds are carbon dioxide ice that would evaporate closer to the Martian surface.
NASA's Curiosity rover captures images of twilight clouds on Mars
We are getting a look at the recent weather conditions on Mars! NASA's Curiosity rover sent back these images of twilight clouds on the Martian surface.
Curiosity rover captures colorful clouds drifting over Mars
Red-and-green-tinted clouds drift through the Martian sky in a new set of images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover using its Mastcam—its main set of "eyes." Taken over 16 minutes on Jan. 17 (the 4,426th Martian day,
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Stunning Feather-Shaped Iridescent Cloud on Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover observed a feather-shaped iridescent cloud, offering insights into Martian atmospheric conditions.
NASA's Curiosity Rover captures breathtaking video of colourful twilight clouds on Mars
The phenomenon of twilight clouds was first observed on Mars in 1997 during NASA’s Pathfinder mission. However, it wasn’t until 2019 that the Curiosity Rover captured the firs
Curiosity Rover Spots Surprisingly Colorful ‘Twilight Clouds’ on Mars
The iridescent cloud reveals new clues about ice formation in the Martian atmosphere (no little green men, sorry).
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NASA rover spots proof that Mars hosted more than just lakes
The car-sized Curiosity rover has spotted evidence of once quite hospitable environs on Mars. As shown in the imagery below, the NASA robot investigated dried-up lake beds and captured views ...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers Pure Sulfur on Mars – A Scientific First
NASA’s Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars by uncovering pure sulfur crystals within a broken rock. This finding is considered a significant scientific breakthrough, as ...
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See Ethereal Night-Shining Clouds Decorate The Mars Sky
Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. NASA's Curiosity rover captured this Mars selfie in 2020. Future human explorers on Mars may one day gaze at the red planet’s ...
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Mysterious colorful clouds drift through Mars’s sky in new Curiosity images
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover captured this feather-shaped iridescent cloud just after sunset on Jan. 27, 2023, the 3,724th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Studying the colors in iridescent ...
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Life on Mars? NASA rover finds breakthrough supporting the case.
The study by scientists at Caltech discusses the discovery of ancient wave ripples on the Mars surface, first found by the Curiosity rover in 2022. Scientists say these ripples are "undulations ...
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Cloudgazing…on Mars! NASA’s Curiosity rover captures beautiful colourful clouds drifting over Mars | Watch
NASA’s Curiosity rover unveils the mysteries of iridescent clouds on Mars Twilight clouds were seen for the first time on Mars during NASA’s Pathfinder mission in 1997, but only in 2019 ...