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12 Jun 2017

NASA rover finds diverse minerals in Martian rocks

Curiosity landed near Mount Sharp in Gale Crater in August 2012. It reached the base of the mountain in 2014. Layers of rocks at the base of Mount Sharp accumulated as sediment within ancient lakes around 3.5 billion years ago.

24 Jun 2016

Unexpected mineral spotted on Mars: NASA

Scientists claim to have discovered tridymite -- an unexpected silica mineral in a rock sample at Gale Crater on Mars that may alter our understanding of how the Red Planet evolved.

14 Dec 2015

First time ever: Mars Curiosity rover explores Martian sand dunes!

The image shows a close-up of the dunes' sand grains, taken by Curiosity's Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera.

09 Oct 2015

Ancient lakes at Gale Crater reveal Mars' wet paleoclimate

Mars Science Laboratory presents recent results of its quest to not just follow the water but to understand where it came from, and how long it lasted on the surface of Mars so long ago.

3D-printed shelter

17 Sep 2015

3D-printed shelter for Mars astronauts

French firm Fabulous has designed a conceptual shelter for astronauts on Mars that would be 3D-printed on the Red Planet using locally-available materials.

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