Curiosity Mars Rover
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![This panorama, made up of 81 individual images stitched together, was taken by the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on Nov. 20, 2021, which was the 3,303rd Martian day, or sol, of the rover's mission.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kg62mPZnjC3o5Gr3WvjJX9-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Mars Curiosity rover shares new panoramic view of Red Planet
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Curiosity rover snapped a stunning new selfie surrounded by expansive, rocky terrain on Mars.
![This view of Mars was captured by NASA's Curiosity rover using its navigation cameras. The cameras take black-and-white images so blue, orange and green color was added to the image.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nik9oqBhHcbSwF8N7kfmuG-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Curiosity rover shares spectacular views of Mars
By Chelsea Gohd published
New images snapped by NASA's Curiosity rover showcase the stunning, expansive landscape of Mars.
![NASA's Mars missions will go offline during a temporary communications blackout in October 2021. (Clockwise, from top left: Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, InSight lander, Odyssey orbiter, MAVEN orbiter, Curiosity rover and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter)](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sRMkoLS8ZKhg5h5PGrrTnL-320-80.jpg)
NASA Mars missions facing 2-week communications blackout as sun blocks Red Planet
By Elizabeth Howell published
NASA plans to pause most of its Martian work in October for safety reasons associated with the Red Planet's position in space.
![A portion of a panorama that was created by the Curiosity mission team using 129 images captured by the Mars rover’s Mastcam imager on July 3, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/EQk8xWDKPTxEc7tdcC8tAX-320-80.jpg)
Mars rover Curiosity reaches intriguing transition zone on Red Planet (video)
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has rolled into a patch of ground that could shed considerable light on the Red Planet's climate history.
![NASA's Curiosity rover has been exploring Mars' Gale Crater since touching down on its floor in August 2012.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/acc7hti5y2eGhWbLzREPYZ-320-80.jpeg)
Giant ancient lake in Gale Crater on Mars? New study offers different view.
By Mike Wall published
Mars' Gale Crater may not have been so wet after all, a new study suggests.
![NASA's Curiosity Mars rover used two different cameras to create this selfie in front of a rock outcrop named Mont Mercou, which stands 20 feet (6 meters) tall.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uMApfskBLdM7EhqDafzEU-320-80.jpg)
9 years on Mars! Curiosity rover marks another anniversary
By Mike Wall published
Since touching down on Aug. 5, 2012, Curiosity has been helping scientists better understand Mars' past habitability and how the planet has changed over time.
![This self-portrait of NASA's Curiosity Mars rover, taken in January 2018, shows the vehicle on Vera Rubin Ridge in Gale Crater on Mars.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/aqu8jfyZ4ieCQNADcgxqXR-320-80.jpg)
Mars methane mystery may be starting to clear up
By Mike Wall published
Scientists now seem to understand why the gas has been detected at ground level on Mars but not higher up in the air.
![An image made from 21 photographs taken by Curiosity shows twilight clouds just after sunset on March 19, 2021, adjusted to appear as the scene would to human eyes.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mFp7NLRRhGmn3uggoLiDU4-320-80.jpg)
NASA's Curiosity rover spots strange, colorful clouds on Mars
By Meghan Bartels published
It might look like a postcard from Arizona, but this snapshot shows something much more exotic: the planet Mars, as seen by NASA's Curiosity rover.
![The HiRISE camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured this photo of the Curiosity rover on April 18, 2021.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k6NEKdezGYCPLtnfzuXiiM-320-80.jpg)
Curiosity rover on Mars spotted from space as it climbs 'Mont Mercou' (video)
By Mike Wall published
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a dramatic image last month of Curiosity ascending Mont Mercou, a landform on the slopes of the Red Planet's 3.4-mile-high (5.5 kilometers) Mt. Sharp.
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