Mars Landing 2012: Inside the NASA Curiosity Mission by Marc Kaufman

Author:Marc Kaufman [Kaufman, Marc]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science, Astronomy, Space Science
ISBN: 9781426210938
Publisher: National Geographic
Published: 2012-07-17T00:00:00+00:00

Artist’s rendering of Curiosity using its laser to study rocks on the surface of Mars. The Curiosity mission calls for the rover to explore Mars with ten instruments either entirely new to Mars science or greatly improved.

(NASA/JPL-Caltech)

NASA has for decades sought to “follow the water” on Mars in an effort to determine whether the planet was much wetter in its distant past and when. Scientists are now convinced that large amounts of water once flowed, as seen in this color-coded image of Mars taken by the orbiting Mars Global Surveyor.

(NASA/JPL-Caltech)

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