Making Mars’ Moons: Supercomputers Offer ‘Disruptive’ New ... - NASA
2 days ago · Nov 20, 2024. Article. A NASA study using a series of supercomputer simulations reveals a potential new solution to a longstanding Martian mystery: How did Mars get its moons? The first step, the findings say, may have involved the destruction of an asteroid. The research team, led by Jacob Kegerreis, a postdoctoral research scientist at NASA ...
NASA Curiosity Shares Stunning 360 View of Mars With Strange …
1 day ago · NASA’s Curiosity captured this panorama using its Mastcam while heading west away from Gediz Vallis channel on Nov. 2, 2024, the 4,352nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The Mars rover’s ...
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NASA's Curiosity rover captures 360-degree view of Mars — and …
2 days ago · NASA’s Curiosity captured this panorama using its Mastcam while heading west away from Gediz Vallis channel on Nov. 2, 2024, the 4,352nd Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The Mars rover’s ...
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Takes a Last Look at Mysterious Sulfur
4 days ago · The science team is also trying to answer some big questions about the sprawling field of sulfur stones. Images of the area from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showed what looked like an unremarkable patch of light-colored terrain.It turns out that the sulfur stones were too small for MRO’s High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment to see, and Curiosity’s team was intrigued to find ...
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Discovers a Surprise in a Martian Rock
Jul 18, 2024 · NASA’s Curiosity captured this close-up image of a rock nicknamed “Snow Lake” on June 8, 2024, the 4,209th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Nine days earlier, the rover had crushed a similar-looking rock and revealed crystalline textures — and elemental sulfur — inside.
Mars - NASA Science
Mars is one of the most explored bodies in our solar system, and it's the only planet where we've sent rovers to explore the alien landscape. NASA missions have found lots of evidence that Mars was much wetter and warmer, with a thicker atmosphere, billions of years ago. Explore with Us.
NASA’s Perseverance Captures ‘Googly Eye’ During Solar Eclipse
Oct 30, 2024 · The Mars 2020 Perseverance mission is part of NASA’s Moon to Mars exploration approach, which includes Artemis missions to the Moon that will help prepare for human exploration of the Red Planet. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which is managed for the agency by Caltech in Pasadena, California, built and manages operations of the ...
Could Life Exist Below Mars Ice? NASA Study Proposes Possibilities
Oct 17, 2024 · Christensen has studied ice on Mars for decades. He leads operations for a heat-sensitive camera called THEMIS (Thermal Emission Imaging System) aboard NASA’s 2001 Mars Odyssey orbiter. In past research, Christensen and Gary Clow of the University of Colorado Boulder used modeling to demonstrate how liquid water could form within dusty ...
Mars 2020: Perseverance Rover News & Features - NASA Science
Aug 16, 2024 · Mars rovers can only make exciting new discoveries thanks to human scientists making careful decisions about their next stop. The Mars 2020 mission is aimed at exploring the geology of Jezero Crater and seeking signs of ancient microbial life on…