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Mars Rover Curiosity Finds Shiny Object On Martian Surface

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Tue, 10/09/2012 - 14:15

As the rover Curiosity continues its mission on Mars, it has stumbled upon a shiny object on the surface of Mars while doing drilling samples.

So far no official word from NASA as to what it could be, but the internet and social media sites have been busy coming up with ideas.

Here's some of them;

-A tiny spy camera from aliens in a distant galaxy

-Something Arnold Schwarzenegger left behind in 1990 while uncovering his past.

-Car Keys

-USB connector

-Foil from a Gyro wrapper

-Dog Tags

-The back of a lapel pin from Mitt Romney

First Color Pictures Of Mars Arriving Show Gale Crater Rim

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Tue, 08/07/2012 - 11:52

NASA has released the first sets of pictures from the new Mars rover Curiosity. The rover landed on Mars after traveling more than 360 million miles from Earth.

The image is not clear due to dust, but shows the north wall and the rim of the Gale Crater, which it landed in early Monday morning.

Also released were the last 2 and half minutes of its decent into the Martian atmosphere and its landing, part of the "7 minutes of terror" described by NASA workers.

NASA Lands Newest Martian Rover "Curiosity" On Mars Successfully

Submitted by News Desk 2 on Mon, 08/06/2012 - 01:34

Pasadena, CA -

NASA's newest Martian rover Curiosity has landed successfully on Mars, touching down at exactly 1:31am eastern time after traveling 354 million miles. The MSL cruise craft and EDL landing team controlling the operation are located at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JPL, in Pasadena, California. The rover landed inside Gale Creater as planned and within feet of the targeted location near Mount Sharp.

Image Below: Flight trajectory information of rover capsule approaching Mars landing site

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