Tag: Rover

  • Curiosity rover reaches Martian sand dunes

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    The rippled surface of the first Martian sand dune ever studied up close fills this Nov. 27, 2015, view of “High Dune” from the Mast Camera on NASA’s Curiosity rover. This site is part of the “Bagnold Dunes” field of active dark dunes along the northwestern flank of Mount Sharp. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Curiosity rover…

  • Candidate landing sites selected for ESA Mars rover

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    Artist’s concept of the ExoMars rover set for launch in May 2018. Credit: ESA TORONTO — The European Space Agency has announced four candidate landing sites for the ExoMars rover, as a deadline looms to secure full funding for the mission in time for a scheduled launch to the red planet in 2018. Considered the…