Curiosity Rover

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Mystic Crystal Revelations: (Scientific, really.) These tiny crystals may be what's left from an ancient lake on Mars, or when past groundwater moved through sediment.

More pics and info at https://go.nasa.gov/2ES1TZA

I'm getting ready to climb this clay-rich slope. What are you up to?

Yes, I took this selfie. Here’s how: https://go.nasa.gov/2DXwofq

I'm back! Did you miss me? This selfie is part of a fresh batch of images, direct from #Mars. Check out all my raw images at https://go.nasa.gov/2n5oyKo

Sorry, but I will not be posting updates to Tumblr during the government shutdown. Also, all public NASA activities and events are cancelled or postponed until further notice. We'll be back as soon as possible! Sorry for the inconvenience.

Meanwhile, back on Mars... I’m checking out these stick-like figures. Each is about a quarter-inch long. Maybe they're crystals? Or they could be minerals that filled spaces where crystals dissolved away. Stay tuned! Science continues.

Mars may be named for the god of war, but these weird things aren't cannonballs. They're pebbles. 

The round 0.2 inch (5 mm) concretion I found (top) contains calcium sulfate, sodium and magnesium, making it different from the hematite-rich "blueberries" (bottom) the Opportunity rover found. Cool!

High five, everybody! We made it through another Wednesday.

Curious what I’ve been up to on Mars? Check out the team blog at https://go.nasa.gov/2hfCEW2

I see your true colors, and that's why I love you, Mars.💜 The purple hue of this rock indicates hematite below the dust—a telltale sign of Mars’ watery past.

Just another day at the office. https://go.nasa.gov/2ytDxlK

Purple Martian Majesty: Look closely and you’ll see purple and tan bands in this bedrock on Mars.

Started from the bottom now I'm here. Scouting Vera Rubin Ridge on #Mars.

Got any weekend plans? I’ll be taking pictures and studying Vera Rubin Ridge on Mars for the next three sols.

Hey, you! Get a load of my clouds! These are my best views yet of Martian clouds, likely made of ice-water crystals.

Riding dirty... getting wiser. See the top discoveries in the time it took to get so dusty. Five years on Mars: https://go.nasa.gov/2uqNHAc

There's a small moon on the rise. The Hubble Space Telescope spotted Mars' tiny moon Phobos orbiting the planet.

There's iron in them thar hills. I'm starting my investigation of hematite-bearing "Vera Rubin Ridge" on #Mars.

SO PROUD of teammate Jessica Watkins, just selected for @NASA's corps of #NewAstronauts. Come join me on Mars, Jess!

Layers of meaning! These rocks show the deep and shallow waters of an ancient Martian lake could've supported different kinds of microbes. This evenly layered rock imaged in 2014 by my Mastcam shows a pattern typical of a lake-floor sedimentary deposit near where flowing water entered a lake. Shallow and deep parts of an ancient Martian lake left different clues in mudstone formed from lakebed deposits. Credit: @nasa/NASAJPL-Caltech/MSSS