Science and Exploration

NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Report #17

By Marc Boucher
Status Report
December 10, 2012
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NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover Report #17

NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Deputy Project Scientist Ashwin Vasavada provides an update on developments and status of the planetary exploration mission and Curiosity’s travels. The rover is conducting a nearly two-year prime mission to investigate whether the Gale Crater region of Mars ever offered conditions favorable for microbial life.

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