Tag Archives: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

It was a clear and sunny day in Gale Crater. Almost shirtsleeves weather, being a balmy 15 degrees fahrenheit, as the plucky Curiosity continued its journey across Mars in the name of science. In Curiosity’s travels many odd items have been seen. A ‘flower, a rat, and a gorilla head. ...

Mars is a crazy place. In recent years we’ve discovered some of the strangest things on the Red Planet: ice spiders, Swiss cheese terrain, and perfectly spiral-shaped lava tubes. And the more we explore our near planetary neighbor, the weirder the things we find get. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which ...