Waspie_Dwarf Posted March 3, 2014 #1 Share Posted March 3, 2014 NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover Views Striated Ground NASA's Curiosity Mars rover has reached an area where orbital images had piqued researchers' interest in patches of ground with striations all oriented in a similar direction.A close-up look at some of the striations from the rover's Navigation Camera gains extra drama by including Mount Sharp in the background. The lower slopes of that layered mountain are the mission's long-term science destination. The image is online at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA17947 Read more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keninsc Posted March 4, 2014 #2 Share Posted March 4, 2014 This rover is a much better rover, it seems to have no problems with all the issues of being on Mars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bison Posted March 4, 2014 #3 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Could be successive edges of an ancient water course or lake, as the water level changed over time. Large rocks remained intact, while small grained sediments were washed away by currents or wind-driven waves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cygnus05 Posted March 5, 2014 #4 Share Posted March 5, 2014 This rover is a much better rover, it seems to have no problems with all the issues of being on Mars. I agree, they need to build every rover in the future like this one. Though I probably just jinxed it by saying that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keninsc Posted March 5, 2014 #5 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Naaaw, there's a learning curve involved. Twenty years ago we really didn't have anyway of knowing what a rover could expect to run into, now with the benefit of experience, they can build them better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coolguy Posted March 5, 2014 #6 Share Posted March 5, 2014 Very cool pics cold be dryed lake Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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