New Mars 2024 Images Released | NASA Curiosity & Perseverance Mars Rovers
MSL - sol 4142
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured this view of Gediz Vallis channel on March 31, 2024. This area was likely formed by large floods of water and debris that piled jumbles of rocks into mounds within the channel.
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MSL - sol 4178
While exploring the Gediz Vallis channel in May, NASA’s Curiosity rover captured this image of rocks that show a pale color near their edges. These rings, also called halos, resemble markings seen on Earth when groundwater leaks into rocks along fractures, causing chemical reactions that change the color.
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Celebrating 11+ Years on Mars (2012-2024)
Mission Name: Mars Science Laboratory (MSL)
Rover Name: Curiosity
Main Job: To determine if Mars was ever habitable to microbial life.
Launch: Nov. 6, 2011
Landing Date: Aug. 5, 2012, Gale Crater, Mars
Celebrating 3+ Years on Mars
Mission Name: Mars 2020
Rover Name: Perseverance
Main Job: Seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (broken rock and soil) for return to Earth.
Launch: July 30, 2020
Landing: Feb. 18, 2021, Jezero Crater, Mars
For more information on NASA's Mars missions, visit: mars.nasa.gov
Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSS
Processing: Kevin M. Gill
Image Release Dates: June 29-July 19, 2024
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