Mars Science Laboratory

American robotic rover exploring Gale Crater on Mars

Mars mission by NASA, with rover named "Curiosity"

crater on Mars

mountain on Mars

palus on Mars

nuclear thermal source whose heat is converted into electricity

location on Mars

thumb|A rocker bogie thumb|In motion - incorrectly shows chassis staying level; the chassis actually maintains the average of the two rockers due to the differential thumb|Rocker bogie on Curiosity (rover)|Curiosity

landing site of the Curiosity rover on Mars

Croatian-born NASA engineer (1947-2012)

rock on the surface of Aeolis Palus on Mars

outcrop on Mars

space robotics engineer

right|thumb|An image of MarsDial thumb|MarsDial on Spirit rover|Spirit rover on Mars The MarsDial is a sundial that was devised for missions to Mars. It is used to calibrate the Pancam cameras of the Mars landers. MarsDials were placed on the Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers, inscribed with the words "Two worlds, One sun" and the word "Mars" in 22 languages. The MarsDial can function as a gnomon, the stick or other vertical part of a sundial. The length and direction of the shadow cast by the stick allows observers to calculate the time of day. The sundial can also be used to tell which way

crater on Mars

rock outcrop on the surface of Aeolis Palus

rock on Mars