This Week @ NASA, August 9, 2013

So what can a planetary rover do with a year on Mars?

All NASA's Curiosity rover did was beam back over 190 gigabits of data, more than 36-thousand images and zap 75-thousand-plus laser shots at science targets … and oh by the way, it also completed the mission's main science goal by finding evidence that life was possible on Mars in the past.

The agency celebrated the one year anniversary of Curiosity's landing on Mars with live events from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory -- featuring rover team members.

ONE YEAR ON MARS! – HQ/JPL #1YearOnMars

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View From Mars Orbiter Showing Curiosity Rover at 'Shaler'

NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover Curiosity appears as a bluish dot near the lower right corner of this enhanced-color view from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.  

The rover's tracks are visible extending from the landing site, "Bradbury Landing," in the left half of the scene. 

Trek to Mount Sharp Begins

After busily exploring the Glenelg region of Gale Crater, Curiosity is moving on. The rover is starting a 5 mile, or about an 8 kilometer trek southwest towards the foothills of Mt Sharp.

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Curiosity's Cameras

06/13/2013 12:00 PM EDT

Curiosity is at Point Lake on Mars and will snap pictures to send home. Find out more about the rover's 17 cameras, including why some shoot in color and others others take black-and-white images.

Rover Ready to Switch Gears

Rover Ready to Switch Gears

06/07/2013 12:00 PM EDT

NASA's Curiosity rover switches to long-distance driving mode as she heads to Mount Sharp.

NASA to Host June 5 Teleconference on Curiosity Mars Rover

NASA to Host June 5 Teleconference on Curiosity Mars Rover

06/03/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA will hold a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. PDT (2:30 p.m. EDT), Wednesday, June 5, to provide an update about the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission and activities of the Curiosity rover.

Radiation Measured by NASA's Curiosity on Voyage to Mars has Implications for Future Human Missions

Radiation Measured by NASA's Curiosity on Voyage to Mars has Implications for Future Human Missions

05/30/2013 12:00 AM EDT

Measurements taken by NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission as it delivered the Curiosity rover to Mars in 2012 are providing NASA the information it needs to design systems to protect human explorers from radiation exposure on deep-space expeditions in the future.

NASA Discusses Curiosity Radiation Findings

NASA Discusses Curiosity Radiation Findings

05/27/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA will host a media teleconference at 2:30 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 30, to present new findings from the Mars Science Laboratory Radiation Assessment Detector (RAD) aboard the rover Curiosity.

Curiosity at 'Cumberland'

Curiosity at 'Cumberland'

05/17/2013 12:00 AM EDT

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity used its front left Hazard-Avoidance Camera for this image of the rover's arm over the drilling target "Cumberland" during the 275th Martian day, or sol, of the rover's work on Mars (May 15, 2013). The rover team plans to use Curiosity's drill to collect a powdered sample from the interior of the rock for analysis by laboratory instruments inside the rover.

Rover Readies for Second Drilling

Rover Readies for Second Drilling

05/16/2013 12:00 PM EDT

Curiosity prepares for a second drilling and a tutorial on the complicated choreography to get the drill sample to her instruments.

'Spring Break' Over: - Commanding Resumes

'Spring Break' Over: - Commanding Resumes

05/09/2013 12:00 PM EDT

Curiosity gets new software and new capabilities for the long trek to Mt. Sharp.

NASA Wins Prestigious Aerospace Industry Awards

NASA Wins Prestigious Aerospace Industry Awards

05/09/2013 12:00 AM EDT

Two prominent aerospace industry organizations are recognizing the contributions of NASA, especially the achievements of the team that landed NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars in August, with coveted awards.

NASA Curiosity Rover Team Selects Second Drilling Target on Mars

NASA Curiosity Rover Team Selects Second Drilling Target on Mars

05/09/2013 12:00 AM EDT

The team operating NASA's Curiosity Mars rover on Mars has selected a second target rock for drilling and sampling. The rover will set course to the drilling location in coming days.