NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Unravels Mount Sharp’s Past

Credit: Mount Sharp: NASA
HOUSTON—Some clever repurposing of a navigational device on NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover is helping scientists unravel the mysterious past of Mount Sharp, a prominent sedimentary feature that rises more than 3 mi. from the center of the robotic explorer’s Gale Crater landing site. Even before...

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