FROM: NASA
Simulation of Martian Bedrock Drilling
This animation depicts NASA's Mars rover Curiosity drilling a hole to collect a rock-powder sample at a target site called "John Klein." Credit-NASA-JPL-Caltech.
FROM: NASA
Panoramic View From Near 'Point Lake' in Gale Crater, Sol 106
This panorama is a mosaic of images taken by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on the NASA Mars rover Curiosity during the 106th Martian day, or sol, of the mission (Nov. 22, 2012). The rover was near a location called "Point Lake" for an overlook of a shallow depression called "Yellowknife Bay" which is in the left third of this scene, in the middle distance.
The image spans 360 degrees, with south at the center. It has been white-balanced to show what the rocks and soils in it would look like if they were on Earth.
Image Credit-NASA-JPL-Caltech-Malin Space Science Systems
Red Planet: Landing
Adam Steltzner, Mars Science Laboratory Entry, Descent and Landing Lead, guides viewers through the landing process for the NASA Mars rover Curiosity.