Mountains of Mars: Bleak grandeur of the Red Planet is captured by Nasa's £1.6billion robot. Incredible images show where the planetary explorer Curiosity hopes to discover signs that life once existed on MarsNasa's six-wheeled rover landed on the planet earlier this monthImages show layers of rocks, similar to the red and grey tiers of the Grand Canyon in Arizona in the US By David Derbyshire Published: 04:50 GMT, 28 August 2012 | Updated: 00:37 GMT, 29 August 2012 It is the most expensive Wish You Were Here?
Postcard in history. These incredible images show the craggy mountainside where Curiosity, Nasa’s £1.6billion planetary explorer, hopes to discover signs that life once existed on Mars. The six-wheeled rover, which landed earlier this month, will edge its way to the foot of the mountain, 6.2 miles away, to scratch around in the dirt, dust and soil. Scroll down for video. Mars rover Curiosity brings back Nasa's first 3D images from the Martian surface. New pictures show the discarded parachute and heat shield on the martian surfaceScientists begin testing the scientific instrumentsMain camera discard its cover, revealing sharpest pictures so far from the rover By Mark Prigg.
Curiosity goes digging on the red planet - and finds mysterious shiny particles. Rover abandoned one scoop of soil due to fears it contained debris from the roverEngineers focusing on shiny material found in soil and believed to be of Martian origin By Mark Prigg Published: 09:50 GMT, 16 October 2012 | Updated: 12:06 GMT, 16 October 2012 It may look uncannily like a pristine beach just moments after a child with a bucket and spade has descended, but in fact this if the surface of Mars - where Curiosity has begun digging in earnest.
The mountains of Mars: NASA Curiosity rover makes incredible discovery. The clearest image ever taken of the surface of Mars reveals an Earth-like desert-scape that has been compared to the Mojave in California By Daily Mail Reporter Published: 01:50 GMT, 9 August 2012 | Updated: 15:12 GMT, 9 August 2012 The ancient Martian crater where the Curiosity rover landed looks strikingly similar to the Mojave Desert in California with its looming mountains and hanging haze, scientists said on Wednesday. 'The first impression that you get is how Earth-like this seems looking at that landscape,' said chief scientist John Grotzinger of the California Institute of Technology. Overnight, the car-size rover poked its head out for the first time since settling in Gale Crater, peered around and returned a black-and-white self-portrait and panorama.
Scroll down for video. Tyre tracks that are out of this world: The incredible images that show Curiosity taking its first drive on the Martian surface. Rover drove forward 8 feet (2.5m)Landing site has now been named Bradbury Landing in honour of the late science fiction author Ray BradburyComes as new fan-made video claims to show rover's descent in high definition for the first time.
Incredible panoramic image shows the towering mountain looming above Curiosity in the centre of Mars' Gale Crater. Aeolis Mons rises 18,000ft from the centre of the Gale CraterIt's base to peak height is greater than any mountain on our planetNasa says it appears to be enormous layered-mound of sedimentPanorama made from dozens of telephoto images taken by Curiosity By Damien Gayle Published: 12:46 GMT, 18 March 2013 | Updated: 16:26 GMT, 18 March 2013 Curiosity has sent back an incredible panoramic image of the towering mountain which looms above the crater it has spent the last eight months exploring on the surface of Mars.
Aeolis Mons rises nearly three-and-a-half miles (18,000ft) from the centre of the Gale Crater, making its base to peak height greater than any mountain on Earth. Known unofficially as Mount Sharp, the massive peak is an enormous layered-mound of eroded sediment rising above the crater floor location Curiosity has been exploring. Big News From Mars? Rover Scientists Mum For Now. Hide captionNASA's Mars rover Curiosity dug up five scoops of sand from a patch nicknamed "Rocknest.
" A suite of instruments called SAM analyzed Martian soil samples, but the findings have not yet been released. NASA/JPL-Caltech. Nasa reveals the drivers waiting to take control of Curiosity, the agency's 'monster truck on Mars' By Damien Gayle Published: 15:48 GMT, 9 August 2012 | Updated: 16:54 GMT, 9 August 2012 A select group of engineers and programmers have trained for years to drive Curiosity as it makes its journey through harsh terrain of the Red Planet's Gale Crater.
Only 20 candidates from across the world have qualified to take the wheel of the latest Mars rover, a hulking titanium, aluminium and silicon contraption with six, snare drum-sized wheels. 'We've essentially put a monster truck on Mars,' said Nasa engineer Brian Cooper in an interview published in the Los Angeles Times. Computer Swap on Curiosity Rover. Computer Swap on Curiosity Rover Mission Status Report PASADENA, Calif. - The ground team for NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has switched the rover to a redundant onboard computer in response to a memory issue on the computer that had been active.
The intentional swap at about 2:30 a.m. PST today (Thursday, Feb. 28) put the rover, as anticipated, into a minimal-activity precautionary status called "safe mode. " Curiosity find Mars is a lot like Hawaii. First analysis of Martian soil finds striking similarities to Mount Kea in HawaiiTeam found half of weathered soil made up of non-crystalline materials, like volcanic glass By Mark Prigg Published: 10:52 GMT, 31 October 2012 | Updated: 11:02 GMT, 1 November 2012 In the first chemical analysis of of minerals on another planet, NASA's Mars rover Curiosity found soil that bears a striking resemblance to weathered, volcanic sand in Hawaii, scientists have revealed.
The rover uses an X-ray imager to reveal the atomic structures of crystals in the Martian soil, the first time the technology, known as X-ray diffraction, has been used to analyze soil beyond Earth. 'This was a 22-year journey and a magical moment for me,' NASA's David Blake, lead scientist for the rover's mineralogical instrument, told reporters during a conference call. Scroll down for video. Mars Curiosity pictures: Nasa rover's incredible colour panorama. First colour landscape photograph sent from the $2.5 billion roverReveals blast marks on surface caused by Curiosity's landing rocketsRover has also sent back its first 'self portrait' as scientists test its instruments By James Nye and Mark Prigg Published: 02:06 GMT, 10 August 2012 | Updated: 12:30 GMT, 10 August 2012 Exciting images from NASA's Curiosity rover show exactly what your eyes would see if you were standing on the surface of Mars on a late afternoon day.
The excellent panoramic image is the first colour landscape photograph provided from the $2.5 billion Martian rover and was taken with the probe's MastCams which extend above the the spacecraft. The panoramic mosaic, comprising 130 separate images that Curiosity captured with its newly activated navigation cameras, shows a rust-colored, pebble-strewn expanse stretching to a wall of the crater's rim in one direction and a tall mound of layered rock in another. Scroll down for video A handout photo provided by U.S. Second computer glitch shuts down NASA Mars rover. Mars rover findings: Curiosity fails to find ingredients for life. Officials had promised finding 'for the history books' - but say their enthusiasm was misunderstoodNasa researchers say 'no definitive detection' of organic compounds on the surface, but find tantalising hints in could be there By Mark Prigg Published: 18:13 GMT, 3 December 2012 | Updated: 09:09 GMT, 5 December 2012 The Mars rover Curiosity has completed its first chemical test of soil from the red planet, and scientists say there are no surprises so far.
The spacecraft is on a mission to look for ingredients in Martian soil and rocks that could support life. Nasa's Curiosity Rover undergoes 'brain transplant' after taking stunning panorama pictures of the Red Planet. Engineers updating the Curiosity's software to allow it to drive on Mars President Obama calls the project team to congratulate themReveals blast marks on surface caused by Curiosity's landing rocketsRover has also sent back first high resolution panorama as scientists test its instruments By James Nye and Mark Prigg and Daily Mail Reporter Published: 16:09 EDT, 12 August 2012 | Updated: 21:26 EDT, 13 August 2012 After releasing exciting images of Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover is undergoing a crucial four day ‘brain transplant’. Engineers were today continuing to update the rover’s software which is currently in its flight stage to prepare it for its further missions on Mars, NASA said. Relief for NASA as Curiosity rover gets up and running again on Mars after a week of computer glitches.
One of the rover's two onboard computers had become corruptedNASA had suspended operations, placing Curiosity in a 'safe mode' By Reuters Reporter Published: 15:18 GMT, 26 March 2013 | Updated: 15:18 GMT, 26 March 2013 NASA's Mars rover Curiosity yesterday resumed analysis of a sample of rock powder following a computer glitch that suspended operations for a week. Before the computer problem, results radioed back to Earth revealed that the rock, located near Curiosity's Gale Crater landing site, contains all the chemical ingredients necessary for microbial life, the over-arching goal of the planned two-year mission.
Scientists are eager for additional information about the rock sample, which was drilled out from what appears to be a slab of bedrock in an area known as Yellowknife Bay. After back-to-back computer problems, the six-wheel Curiosity rover, seen in this self-portrait, has resumed its science experiments 'It's a slow recovery process, but we're back doing science,' Erickson said. Curiosity rover: Incredible panoramic views of red planet revealed. Panoramic photo from Curiosity turned into interactive image to navigate MarsCreator Andrew Bodrov has done the same with world landmarks like Russia's Red Square and the Sphinx of EgyptNasa releases brand new images of the rover from an orbiter hovering above the planet Curiosity successfully landed on Mars on August 5 By James Nye and Mark Prigg and Associated Press and Thomas Durante. Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captures images of Curiosity rover. One small step for a rover: The amazing 'first footprint on Mars' left on by Curiosity.
Curiosity get up close with the Martian surface (by vapourising part of the nearest rock with a laser) Successful ChemCham test described as 'target practice'Laser sent 30 pulses over 10 seconds to vapourise a pinhead sized piece of rock, which was then analysed by a microscope on Curiosity. Mars Curiosity rover landing shown in new HD video. By Daily Mail Reporter. Curiosity gets its first taste of Martian soil as Nasa hopes to solve the mystery of the. Scoop of soil will be analysed to find out what minerals are present in the Martian landscapeEngineers focusing on unusual shiny particles spotted in soilRover has arrived in Glenelg, described as 'promised land' for its varied terrain.