Video explaining the recent discovery by Curiosity rover of an ancient streambed on Mars.

Curiosity science team member Sanjeev Gupta explains how rounded pebbles spotted by the rover are convincing evidence of an ancient streambed on Mars.


Published on Sep 28, 2012 by JPLnews


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Curiosity rover captures Mt. Sharp ahead in Gale Crater

View of the 3-mile-high Mt. Sharp mountain in the middle of Mars' Gale crater. Credit: JPL/NASA

source: NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover

NASA's New Mars Rover Sends Higher-Resolution Image

Curiosity later sent back the first high resolution picture of its landing site, showing one of its wheels on the martian surface. Color images are expected later this week. Credit: JPL/NASA  on DailyMail

credit: JPL/NASA

Source: Jet Propulsion Laboratory

About two hours after landing on Mars and beaming back its first image, NASA's Curiosity rover transmitted a higher-resolution image of its new Martian home, Gale Crate...

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Updated: MRO captured MSL (Curiosity) parachuting on Mars: