Clara Ma in Mars YardPASADENA, Calif. - NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, scheduled for launch in 2011, has a new name, thanks to a sixth-grade student from Kansas. Twelve-year-old Clara Ma from   MORE >>

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Curiosity Cam Goes LiveThe Curiosity Cam live video feed allows the public to watch technicians assemble and test NASA's next Mars rover in a clean room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Cal   MORE >>

Curiosity on Tilt Table with Mast UpThe Mast Camera (Mastcam) on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has two rectangular "eyes" near the top of the rover's remote sensing mast. The mast is on the right side o   MORE >>

What's New Look for the latest press releases and other mission updates. Read More Martian Diaries Read first-hand accounts from real Martians - people working on Mars missions, that   MORE >>

Images Browse through images from the Mars Science Laboratory. This image gallery will expand as the mission progresses. Raw Images See the latest from Mars! Curiosity sends back r   MORE >>

Mars Science Laboratory Contribution to Mars Exploration Program Science Goals Mars Science Laboratory science investigations are designed to support the Mars Exploration Program's overall science s   MORE >>

Curiosity: Robot Geologist and Chemist in One!In this picture, the rover examines a rock on Mars with a set of tools at the end of the rover's arm, which extends about 7 feet (2 meters).The surface op   MORE >>

How the rover can communicate through Mars-orbiting spacecraft Not only does the rover send messages directly to the DSN stations, but it is also able to uplink information to other spacecraft orbit   MORE >>