NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Views Striated Ground

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NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover has reached an area where orbital images had piqued researchers’ interest in patches of ground with striations all oriented in a similar direction.

A close-up look at some of the striations from the rover’s Navigation Camera gains extra drama by including Mount Sharp in the background.

The lower slopes of that layered mountain are the mission’s long-term s
Published at Mon, 03 MAR 2014 12:05:47 AEST