NASA's next Mars rover, the car-sized Curiosity, is gearing up for its 2011 launch piece by piece. Here is some basic information about Curiosity and its $2.3 billion mission.
Only 18 missions to Mars have been successful. As of September 2014 there have been 40missions to Mars, including orbiters, landers and rovers but not counting flybys. The most recent arrivals include the Mars Curiosity mission in 2012, the MAVEN mission, which arrived on September 22, 2014...
According to NASA, some surface features suggest that Mars experienced huge floods about 3.5 billion years ago. Orbital pictures show vast river plains and possible ocean boundaries, while several Mars rovers have found evidence of water-soaked rocks on the surface (such as hematite or clay). ...
On 27th November, 1971 the lander of Mars 2 crash-landed due to an on-board computer malfunction . Despite the crash this object still became the first man-made object to reach the surface of Mars. Over the years, NASA have sent four robotic vehicles, or rovers, to learn more about Mar...
NASA's Opportunity and Curiosity rovers have been hard at work on Mars; here's how they get the job done
Is there oxygen on Mars now? There are traces of oxygen that have been found in the atmosphere on Mars, but they are low. A large part of the atmosphere on Mars is made up of carbon dioxide. These are measured and studied with the help of land rovers launched to the surface of Mars...
In November 2011, NASA launched the Curiosity rover, a more advanced version of previous Mars rovers. It landed in 2012. Over 15,000 (6,800 kg) pounds of human trash has been left on Mars from all of our missions there. It was once thought that analien skull was found on Mars. ...
History of Rovers on Mars Other Facts about NASA Mars Rovers Lesson Summary Frequently Asked Questions What is special about the Opportunity Rover? What made the Opportunity Rover so special was the amazing amount of images and scientific information obtained from this rover. Proof of past wet cond...
it was a big deal. Since then, we’ve made many more discoveries that have mostly gone under the radar of the general public. Currently, we have two rovers and three orbiters exploring Mars with another two on the way. We are constantly finding out new things about our red neighbor or...
Curiosity is about 3 metres (10 feet) long and weighs about 900 kg (2,000 pounds), which makes it the longest and heaviest rover on Mars. (By contrast, theMars Exploration Rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, are 1.6 metres [5.2 feet] long and weigh 174 kg [384 pounds].) Unlike previous...