Curiosity rover finds evidence that water once existed on the surface of Mars
NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover took this selfie on June 24, 2025 (the 2,405th Martian day, or sol, of the mission).NASA/JPL-Caltech/MSSS NASA’s Curiosity rover has found the highest amounts of clay in any sample taken so far during its mission to Mars. To celebrate, the rover snapped a selfie as it explored the aptly-named “clay-bearing unit” where the newest samples were taken. To generate this selfie, 57 different images captured by Curiosity’s Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) were combined into one panoramic image....