The spacecraft encountered a hurdle last Friday, when a hiccup during boot-up interrupted its planned activities and triggered a protective safe mode
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Curiosity measures a Martian mountain’s gravity
The ‘Mars Buggy’ has measured the gravity of Mount Sharp the same way the Apollo 17 rovers did
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Mars orbiter spies Curiosity climbing Mount Sharp
Using the most powerful telescope ever sent to Mars, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter caught a view of the rover this month amid rocky mountainside terrain
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New image reveals holes in Martian rover’s wheel treads
A routine check of the aluminium wheels on Curiosity has found two small breaks on the rover’s left middle wheel
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Curiosity finds possible cracking mud on Mars
The features would be evidence that the ancient era included some drying after wetter conditions
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Curiosity takes stunning new images of Mars’ surface
The layered geologic past of the Red Planet is revealed in stunning detail in new colour images
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NASA release social media game to mark Curiosity’s ‘landiversary’
While the rover explores Mars, gamers can join the fun via a new game, Mars Rover
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Take a 360-degree view of Mars through the Curiosity rover
This view of the downwind face of “Namib Dune” on Mars covers 360 degrees, including a portion of Mount Sharp on the horizon
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Curiosity sends ‘picture perfect’ postcard from Mount Sharp, Mars
The Martian image comes after NASA’s rover drilled its eighth hole on the Red Planet