Tag Archive for 'Gale Crater'

Curiosity Finds Methane, Organic Molecules on Mars

Dec 17, 2014 by News Staff

NASA’s Mars Curiosity rover has detected methane in the Martian atmosphere around it and several organic molecules in a rock sample from its landing...

Gale crater is 155 km in diameter and now holds a layered mountain rising about 5 km above the crater floor. This illustration depicts a lake of water partially filling the crater. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / ASU / UA / Sci-News.com.

Curiosity Finds Strong Evidence of Ancient Lake on Mars

Dec 9, 2014 by News Staff

Mount Sharp – a mountain on Mars and the primary target of NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity – was built by sediments deposited in a large...

Paleosols found inside Gale Crater on Mars are evidence of habitable environments, but have yielded no conclusive evidence of life. Image credit: Gregory J. Retallack.

U.S. Geologist Discovers Earth-Like Soils on Mars

Aug 22, 2014 by News Staff

Paleosols (ancient fossilized soils) filling the Yellowknife Bay geologic formation within the 3.7-billion-year-old Gale Crater on Mars are strong evidence...

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