CURIOSITY UPDATE
by Hazed
Curiosity has been taking a lot of pictures, and a new batch were released by NASA a few days ago. It didn’t take long for an enterprising person to stitch a whole bunch together into a breathtaking panorama of the Martian landscape.
Here’s some info about the rock that Curiosity recently zapped with its laser.
On its way to the rock, pictures it took seemed to indicate that there had been running water on Mars in the past. Here’s a very detailed picture of the possible streambed .
Meanwhile, NASA’s Deputy Project Scientist for Curiosity’s mission has spoken about the possibility of life on Mars. In this video he comes up with three theories for Martian life, and describes how Curiosity is helping us to see how Mars could support life.