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The sun rises

over Mars' Gale Crater.

Mars Curiosity Rover

Mars Curiosity Rover

A vantage point on

A vantage point on

"Vera Rubin Ridge" provided NASA's Curiosity Mars rover this detailed look back over the area where it began its mission inside Gale Crater, plus more-distant features of the crater.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Delta Remnant

A delta remnant details the layered deltaic deposits which will be a primary focus of sampling for potential biosignatures on the Perseverance mission.

NASA's Curiosity Mars

NASA's Curiosity Mars

rover took this selfie at a location nicknamed "Mary Anning" after a 19th century English paleontologist. Curiosity snagged three samples of drilled rock at this site on its way out of the Glen Torridon region, which scientists believe was a site where ancient conditions would have been favorable to supporting life, if it ever was present.

Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS

Transverse Aeolian Ridges

Transverse Aeolian Ridges

are poorly understood bedforms unique to the surface of Mars.

Mars exploration provides many research opportunities for UNM scientists, students

By Steve Carr April 23, 2021

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