The Curiosity rover on Mars has taken some pictures at night time of Martian rock using the Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) camera at the end of the robotic arm and with both whitelight and UV illumination: Mars Rover Curiosity Uses Arm Camera At Night – Mars Science Laboratory/JPL MAHLI’s First Night Imaging of Martian … Continue reading Curiosity takes some nighttime pictures →

The Curiosity rover has selected a rock into which it will do its first drilling investigations: Mars Science Laboratory: NASA Mars Rover Preparing To Drill Into First Martian Rock – NASA PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity is driving toward a flat rock with pale veins that may hold clues to a wet history … Continue reading Curiosity rover set to drill into Red Planet rock for first time →