Wednesday, 12 July 2017

Curiosity Mars Rover Begins Study of Ridge Destination

View Toward 'Vera Rubin Ridge' on Mount Sharp, Mars

The car-size NASA rover on a Martian mountain, Curiosity, has begun its long-anticipated study of an iron-bearing ridge forming a distinctive layer on the mountain's slope.





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