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Curiosity is continuing to make her way around ‘Mont Mercou’ to capture as many angles as possible of the 7-m-tall sedimentary outcrop.

Curiosity is still parked in front of the magnificent Mont Mercou cliff face as we continue to work through analyses of the Nontron drill site.  Over...

New discoveries and data analyses are only part of the science process. Once a scientist has their results and conclusions, they must share their...

Curiosity is ready to go ahead with the first drill of 2021!

In planning today, the team decided to drive to a drill location closer to the cliff face of Mont Mercou. Before we do that, Mastcam will take a...

This two-sol plan includes arm, remote sensing and mobility activities on Sol 3047 and more remote sensing on Sol 3048. 

The Sol 3044 drive brought MSL to an area (pictured below) mostly covered by dark sand, with very few exposed rocks in the arm workspace.  So, one of...

On February 18, 2021, the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover will land in Jezero crater and begin its search for signs of previous life on Mars. You can...

The excitement of the Perseverance rover landing on Mars can be witnessed on NASA TV starting at 11:15 PST on February 18, 2021.

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