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Nasa Curiosity: First Mars Age Measurement and Human Exploration Help


Erosion by scarp retreat in Gale Crater, Mars

This mosaic of images from the Mast Camera (Mastcam) instrument on NASA's Curiosity Mars rover shows a series of sedimentary deposits in the Glenelg area of Gale Crater, from a perspective in Yellowknife Bay looking toward west-northwest.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

NASA's Curiosity rover is providing vital insight about Mars' past and current environments that will aid plans for future robotic and human missions.

From Jet Propulsion Laboratory/NASA
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