The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite onboard the NASA Curiosity rover has been analyzing drilled rock and scooped-up soil samples taken from the martian surface since Curiosity landed […]
The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, has taken measurements to characterize the geological, geochemical, and aqueous history of Mars since landing in Gale Crater in 2012. Using its onboard instruments, […]
The presence of methane (CH4) in the martian atmosphere is of great interest because methane is a potential biosignature. Over the last two decades, trace amounts of methane on Mars […]
The Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, landed in 2012 and continues to explore Gale Crater, seeking to identify and characterize past habitable environments on Mars. Gale Crater preserves a 5-kilometer-thick […]