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The Mars Report
August 20, 2018
Mars remains bright in the sky
after its closest approach to
Earth since 2003.
Through a telescope, surface
features remain obscured
by a dust storm that continues
to envelop the planet.
Curiosity Rover
The Curiosity Rover celebrated
6 years on the surface of Mars!
Curiosity obtained
a new drill sample
in an area called
Vera Rubin Ridge.
The rocks in this area have
proven suprisingly hard.
New science results
are on the way!
InSight
The InSight spacecraft is more
than halfway to Mars.
It recently conducted
its second successful
trajectory correction maneuver
to steer toward the planet.
The team also tested its onboard
instruments and cameras.
This is a selfie taken from
inside the spacecraft backshell.
Glimpsing these
spacecraft components
is a reassuring sight
for mission engineers.
The next image this camera takes
will be on the surface of Mars.
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
California Institute
of Technology
