Pyramid rock on Mars

NASA engineers have driven the Curiosity to examine a unique, like an Egyptian pyramid football sized rock, that would not expect to see on the surface of Mars.   Image credit: NASA

The team has named the pyramid rock “Jake Matijevic” after a mission engineer who passed away on 20 August, that will be the first on Mars to be examined by rover’s robotic arm.



The route driven by Curiosity since it landed on Mars

The route driven by Curiosity since it landed on Mars. The Glenelg area is the mission’s first major science destination.    Image credit: NASA