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The Curiosity Rover has taught us a lot over the past decade. Here's what it has taught us

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The Curiosity Rover has taught us a lot over the past decade. Here's what it has taught us


By TechThop Team

Posted on: 09 Aug, 2022

In 2010, NASA's Mars Curiosity rover celebrated its 10th anniversary on the Red Planet. As it prepares to climb a mountain, the spacecraft is about to enter a new phase of its mission, despite some wear and tear.

Curiosity has already been on Mars for ten years, but as they say, 'Time flies when you're having fun.' Since beginning its search for life on Mars on August 8, 2012, the SUV-sized explorer has driven nearly 18 miles and risen 2,050 feet (625 meters) as it travels through Gale Crater.

Although the spacecraft is beginning to show signs of wear and tear, NASA has extended its mission life for another three years. The rover and exploration of Mars have gone beyond the planet's surface. As well as sharing images of shining clouds and drifting moons, it has also taken images of the planet's skies.

Scientists back on Earth must understand how much high-energy radiation future astronauts will face on the Red Planet based on some of the information the rover has provided. To send humanity to Mars in the future, this information is crucial.

Scientists were hoping to determine whether or not life existed on the Red Planet with Curiosity. The Gale Crater found evidence that liquid water, building blocks, and nutrients needed to sustain life were present at one time on the rocky planet for at least tens of millions of years. A lake once existed in Gale Crater, but its size changed over time, according to research.

As the rover treks through this canyon, it transitions into a brand new area that was formed when the water dried out, leaving sulfates behind.

NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Ashwin Vasavada said that Curiosity is showing signs of dramatic change in the ancient Martian climate. Whether Curiosity found habitable conditions built up to now has now become a question of whether the conditions persisted or whether they came and went over millions of years.'

Sulfate-rich areas will be explored for the next three years or so. Gediz-Vallis channel, for example, has been identified as a target for exploring by the rover. In addition to the large, cemented fractures that detail the effects of groundwater higher up the mountain, this area may have formed during a flood late in Mount Sharp's history.

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