The Curious Life of a Mars Rover

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Having helped design the Mars rovers Spirit, Opportunity, and Curiosity, NASA engineer Kobie Boykins reveals what these robots are telling us about the existence of life on the red planet.

As of August 29, 2016, Curiosity has been on Mars for 1484 days (1444 sols) since landing on Aeolis Palus in Gale Crater August 6, 2012. In December 2012, Curiosity's two-year mission was extended indefinitely...

NASA Image Gallery.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/multimedia/gallery-indexEvents.html#lowerAccordion-set1-slide3

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NASA Image

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It looks very similar to the Shale rocks on the beach at Hinkley Point, Lilstock & Kilve, minus the Limpets and seaweed of course.

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This is from Lyme Bay

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