The rover will spend months exploring the Gediz Vallis channel, which could contain clues to the history of liquid water on Mars.
Curiosity has been exploring Mars for nearly 12 years, and the diligent robot has just made it to its next stop. As soon as it arrived at Gediz Vallis, NASA’s Mars rover captured the rocky terrain of the winding channel that may have been carved by an ancient river that once flowed on Mars. NASA recently revealed the gorgeous black and white, 360-degree panorama of Gediz Vallis, which was captured by the Curiosity rover on February 3 using one of its navigation cameras.
Learning about Gediz Vallis not only provides a look into Mars’ ancient history and the possibility of it being once habitable, but could also suggest that water on Mars may have come and gone in phases, as opposed to gradually disappearing as the planet became more dry. The Curiosity rover has been trekking the foothills of Mount Sharp since 2014, exploring layers in the lower part of the Martian mountain which formed over millions of years amid a changing climate on Mars.
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