Curiosity Rover's Self Portrait at 'John Klein' Drilling Site. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSSNASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
'Cumberland' Target Drilled by Curiosity.NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
This view from the Mastcam on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows an example of cross-bedding that results from water passing over a loose bed of sediment. It was taken Nov. 2, 2014, at a target called "Whale Rock" within the "Pahrump Hills" outcrop at the base of Mount Sharp. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS
This illustration depicts a lake of water partially filling Mars' Gale Crater, receiving runoff from snow melting on the crater's northern rim. Evidence of ancient streams, deltas and lakes that NASA's Curiosity Mars rover mission has found in the patterns of sedimentary deposits in Gale Crater suggests the crater held a lake such as this more than three billion years ago, filling and drying in multiple cycles over tens of millions of years.NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESA/DLR/FU Berlin/MSSS
Mission name: MSL
Mars Science Laboratory
MSL’s Curiosity rover is studying whether or not Mars ever had environments capable of supporting microbial life.
Mission news and discoveries
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Takes Selfie With ‘Mont Mercou’March 30, 2021
Dr. Lori Glaze Debunks Myths about MarsFebruary 01, 2021
Gravity Assist: Mars Takes a Breath, with Jen EigenbrodeNovember 16, 2020
Life at Low Pressure: Planetary Protection and the Habitability of MarsSeptember 24, 2020
Curiosity Mars Rover's Summer Road Trip Has BegunJuly 07, 2020
While Stargazing on Mars, NASA's Curiosity Rover Spots Earth and Venus (nasa.gov)June 15, 2020
2020 MEPAG Goals Document Draft is now Available for Community CommentsJanuary 23, 2020
Apply for "The PI Launchpad: From Science Idea to NASA Mission"September 25, 2019
ExoClimes V Presentations Now Available On-Demand!September 09, 2019
“Agnostic Biosignatures,” And the Path to Life as We Don’t Know ItAugust 13, 2019
Methane on Mars. Here Today, Gone TomorrowJune 25, 2019
Curiosity Detects Unusually High Methane LevelsJune 24, 2019
New NASA Documentary Series: Astrobiology in the Field!April 01, 2019
NASA Announces Landing Site for Mars 2020 RoverNovember 20, 2018
Inner WorkingsNovember 17, 2018
What Would Happen If Mars And Venus Swapped Places?November 04, 2018
Chlorate-Rich Soil May Help Us Find Liquid Water on MarsOctober 02, 2018
A Biosignatures for Iron-Oxidizing MicroorganismsSeptember 18, 2018
Putting the Ethics into Planetary ProtectionAugust 13, 2018
Spain’s Centro de AstrobiologíaAugust 07, 2018
Ghost Dune Pits on MarsJuly 30, 2018
Forecasting Martian Dust StormsJuly 27, 2018
Mining Data from CuriosityJuly 26, 2018
How Glacial Biomarkers can Hone the Search for Extraterrestrial LifeJuly 26, 2018
Photochemistry of Bacterial DNA under Mars ConditionsJune 27, 2018
3 Questions: Roger Summons on finding organic matter on MarsJune 13, 2018
Breakthrough Findings on Mars Organics and Mars MethaneJune 06, 2018
NASA-ESA Statement of Intent for Mars Sample ReturnMay 07, 2018
Search for Life on Mars Could Get Water-Enhanced BoostMay 07, 2018
Rare Metals On Mars And Earth Implicate Colossal ImpactsMarch 23, 2018
MEPAG Meeting 36 AbstractsMarch 20, 2018
Clay Formation Study Leads to New Model for Early Martian ClimateMarch 02, 2018
Sample Collection is HardFebruary 27, 2018
A Review of Mass Spectrometry Imaging TechniquesFebruary 02, 2018
Gravity Assist: Mars, with Bruce Jakosky and Michael MeyerJanuary 16, 2018
Revealing Details of Enzyme Function in PolyextremophilesDecember 24, 2017
Exploring the Stars Through Video and Board GamesNovember 13, 2017
Ancient Lake On Mars Was Hospitable Enough To Support LifeSeptember 18, 2017
Microbes Could Survive Thin Air of MarsJanuary 18, 2017
Looking for Life on Mars — in ChileNovember 24, 2016
Iron-Loving Bacteria a Model for Mars LifeNovember 15, 2016
Microscope Could Seek Biological Samples on Red PlanetNovember 01, 2016
Water on Mars: The Story So FarOctober 14, 2016
Cycles of Glaciation on Ancient MarsOctober 06, 2016
Planetary Protection for the Journey to MarsSeptember 07, 2016
Water Activity in Salty LiquidMay 05, 2016
Protecting Special Regions on MarsMay 02, 2016
Curious about Methane and Organic Molecules on MarsNovember 01, 2015
The Martian AstrobiologistOctober 12, 2015
My Martian Moment: David Blake Presents CheMinOctober 02, 2015
Could ‘Green Rust’ Be a Catalyst for Martian Life?May 29, 2015
Is There Methane on Mars? III: Revenge of the CowsMay 26, 2015