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Mars rover says: 'good evening gale crater!'

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Sunspot region 2192 (lower left) as seen by Curiosity



Siding Spring comet as seen by Curiosity



This photo of Phobos was taken by Curiosity



Phobos occults Deimos photographed by Curiosity


Ok, now let's come back to Earth .. I mean Mars


 
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A color mosaic of Candor Chasma (part of Valles Marineris)



And here's geological map of that area



Two new shots (and lots of old ones) by Opportunity rover










 
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Analemma showing the Sun's movements over one Martian year (Sun's path looks like a teardrop)

 

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Interesting news: Mars Rover has found carbon-containing compounds in rock samples on Mars in the crater. Carbon indicates the possibility that organic material may have been present at one time, since it is associated with life on earth. It has also detected methane spike for the last year as well, including a large one that lasted almost 60 days. On Earth, methane is associated with organic(aka life) material as well.

Unfortunately the rover doesn't have the capability to do any more detailed study, so any follow up will have to wait a long time to answer that question.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/17/us-space-mars-idUSKBN0JU2JX20141217
 
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