Curiosity Mars Rover
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Curiosity rover: The ultimate guide
By Elizabeth Howell, Daisy Dobrijevic last updated
Reference NASA's Curiosity rover is still exploring the Martian surface and looking for signs of life on Mars. We explore the rover in more detail here.

Explosive volcanism on Mars deposited rare mineral in Curiosity rover's crater home
By Robert Lea published
A concentrated clump of a rare mineral was discovered in the Gale crater in 2016 by the Curiosity rover. Now, researchers may finally know how it got there.

Rock samples from NASA's Curiosity Mars rover contain key ingredient of life
By Samantha Mathewson published
Martian rock samples collected by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover show signs of key ingredients of life as we know it on Earth.

Stunning Mars photos by the Curiosity rover show ancient climate shift
By Elizabeth Howell published
The Curiosity rover might be spotting signs of the Martian climate drying up in ancient times.

These bizarre spiky Mars rocks likely formed by erosion and ancient fractures (photo)
By Elizabeth Howell published
A long-running NASA rover imaged twisted Red Planet rock pillars.

'Dog door' on Mars found by Curiosity rover is a rocky 'doorway into the ancient past,' NASA says
By Tereza Pultarova published
The strange door-like feature discovered in a martian cliff earlier this month is perfectly natural but provides a "doorway into the past", said NASA.

NASA's Curiosity Mars rover turns to avoid dangerous 'gator-back' rocks (photos)
By Samantha Mathewson published
NASA's Curiosity Mars rover unexpectedly changed its course up Mount Sharp to avoid hazardous "gator-back" terrain.

Curiosity rover snaps close-up of tiny 'mineral flower' on Mars
By Harry Baker published
A new image taken by the Curiosity rover reveals a tiny, flower-like mineral deposit less than half an inch wide on the Martian surface.
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