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Why Perseverance rover fumbled 1st sampling attempt on Mars
By Chelsea Gohd published
NASA's Perseverance rover's first sample collection didn't go as planned due to trouble with a "unique" and unexpectedly powdery Mars rock.
Perseverance rover aims for its 1st sample of Mars, comes up empty
By Mike Wall published
Perseverance drilled its first sample-collecting hole on Friday (Aug. 6), but data beamed back to Earth by the rover indicate that no Mars rock or dirt made it into the sampling tube.
Curiosity rover finds cute little rock 'lizard' on Mars
By Stephanie Pappas published
A small rock arch in Gale Crater is a whimsical example of the textures of Mars.
Buried 'lakes' on Mars may just be frozen clay
By Charles Q. Choi published
Bright reflections that radar detected beneath the south pole of Mars may not be underground lakes as previously thought but deposits of clay instead, a new study finds.
Scientists mapped the mysterious interior of Mars for the first time ever
By Brandon Specktor published
Scientists used two years of marsquake data to map the interior of the Red Planet for the first time ever.
NASA's Perseverance rover is about to collect its first Martian rock sample
By Brandon Specktor published
NASA's Perseverance rover is about to collect its first Martian rock sample, and hold onto it until future missions can bring it back to Earth.
Curiosity rover discovers that evidence of past life on Mars may have been erased
By Ben Turner published
The findings from the Curiosity rover could help the Perseverance rover decide which samples to collect for later analysis.
Hear the 1st sounds from China's Mars rover Zhurong (Video)
By Tariq Malik published
China's first Mars rover has captured its first sounds of the Red Planet and beamed back stunning views of a drive on the dusty world.
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