07 October 2019
Salty rocks found by Curiosity supports theory that Mars once had vast lakes
...years ago - findings that back up previous results collected from satellite observations. Since touching down in Gale crater – a huge depression spanning 154 kilometres (96 mi) in diameter with a mountain, Aeolis Mons, at its centre, NASA's Curiosity...
23 June 2016
Newly found mineral on Mars hints at explosive volcanism
... gathered from NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, scientists have discovered an unexpected mineral in a rock sample at Gale Crater, prompting a rethink on how the Red Planet may have evolved. Since landing in August 2012, Curiosity has...
08 June 2018
Curiosity discovers ancient organic molecules on Mars
...The Curiosity rover which is currently trundling around the Gale Crater has found organic material in samples of mudstone, ... and have found seasonal variations in methane levels around the Gale Crater region. The study, which has been in place for ...
13 November 2019
Curiosity uncovers oxygen mystery on Mars
... gases that fill the air directly above the surface of Gale Crater on the Red Planet. One of the jobs NASA's ...ambles around the martian surface is to inhale the air around Gale Crater with its Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument and analyse ...
August 2017
Big science from small spacecraft
NASA’s Curiosity rover, currently exploring the Gale crater on Mars, weighs in at 899 kg ..., a mission that will use lasers to shed light on the permanently darkened craters of the Moon’s poles, to probe the composition of the lunar surface within...
November 2017
Roving the red planet
...traverse to the flanks of Mount Sharp, the central mound of Gale Crater, it has repeatedly observed a variety of calcium sulphate veins. ... these veins, both at the rim of Endeavour crater and in Gale crater, has yet to be fully explored, but certainly...
