Mars, NASA and clouds

Curiosity rover spots rare shimmering clouds above Mars
The Sun sets differently on Mars. Part of that is due to its distance from the star (an average of 142 million miles versus Earth’s roughly 93 million miles), but it also has to do with the planet’s atmosphere. A great example of the effects can be seen in the Red Planet’s noctilucent clouds.
NASA rover captures images of mysterious "mother-of-pearl" clouds above Mars
New images captured by NASA's Curiosity rover show colorful clouds in the sky over Mars. The images were captured by the rover's Mastcam, which NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory compared to the rover's eyes. The clouds were spotted on Jan. 17, and the photos were taken over the course of 16 minutes, the space agency said in a news release.
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'Iridescent' clouds on Mars captured in Martian twilight in stunning NASA rover images (video)
"I'll always remember the first time I saw those iridescent clouds and was sure at first it was some color artifact."
NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Mesmerizing Iridescent Clouds Drifting Over Mars
NASA’s Curiosity rover has captured breathtaking images of iridescent clouds drifting across the Martian sky, revealing a celestial spectacle unlike anything seen before. These clouds, composed of frozen carbon dioxide ice,
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Perseverance rover's Mars samples show traces of ancient water, but NASA needs them on Earth to seek signs of life
NASA's Perseverance rover has been busy gathering bits of Mars — rock cores the size of chalk sticks, clusters of broken fragments no bigger than pencil erasers, and even grains of dust fine enough to ...
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NASA teases bendable titanium wheels on future Mars rovers
Any vehicle traversing the rocky terrain on Mars needs a sturdy set of wheels. NASA’s Perseverance rover, for example, sports thick aluminum ones covered in cleats to enhance its traction and ...
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NASA built new tires for Mars. They're nothing like your tires.
The next Mars rovers may traverse the Red Planet with futuristic tires. NASA's Glenn Research Center released imagery and footage from testing of a novel tire, called a shape memory alloy spring ...
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NASA’s Mars rover collects rock sample ‘unlike anything we’ve seen before’
NASA’s Mars Perseverance rover acquired this image of its 26th collected rock sample, named “Silver Mountain,” using its onboard Sample Caching System Camera, located inside the rover’s ...
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A rover has been collecting rocks from Mars for years. How will they get back to Earth?
"NASA’s rovers are enduring Mars’ harsh environment to collect ground-breaking science samples,” Nicola Fox, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, said in a statement.
Roving the red planet: New paper documents first Mars mission soil samples
A new paper released today documents the first soil, airfall dust, and rock fragment samples collected by NASA for return ...
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NASA says Mars rover sample has textures 'unlike anything we've seen’
The NASA Mars Sample Return Program plans to bring these samples to Earth (Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS) The rover has journeyed across more than 20 miles, according to an interactive map ...