NASA's Mars Curiosity Rover Report #18 -- December 21, 2012

A NASA's Mars Curiosity rover team member gives an update on developments and status of the planetary exploration mission. The Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft delivered Curiosity to its target area on Mars at 1:31:45 a.m. EDT on Aug. 6, which includes the 13.8 minutes needed for confirmation of the touchdown to be radioed to Earth at the speed of light. The rover will conduct a nearly two-year prime mission to investigate whether the Gale Crater region of Mars ever offered conditions favorable for microbial life.

[nateextreme]

Only wish sometimes Nasa could play stuff like this live when it comes in, but of course they have to review it and all the lovely stuff that gives us the information needed to learn about mars but still wish i could view live footage from Curiosity

[fyhaskamdig]

thank you for the update and the nice pictures

[somersetcace]

Hopefully there will BE a NASA when you're ready. We're trying to keep it alive!!

[ruuman]

Merry Christmas guys, look forward to all the updates next year. have a good one!

[prst]

Two weeks with no communication at all? I can imagine how this will look like an eternity for you guys!

[CachorroPodre]

Where are the closer pictures of that layer that the arm took images????

[DerekJojenCummings]

0:12 is are those shadow reflecting off water? what did it rain lol?

[frankaustad]

No, too GOOD that you're 13. Now is the time that you can prepare for a career out there! Talk to your teachers, open up a twitter account and find some scientists and astronauts to talk to (ask your parents first - have your folks talk to me as I am a parent as well). I am a really old guy who can't help but marvel at the unlimited power and opportunity your generation has available to you. I mean it assassain54, this is a great time be alive!

[smurfarooney]

i do hope we can see if there are any monuments on mars i think that would be a great discovery but until that's confirmed i suppose its just story's i suppose we all want there to be something there

[KalaRaja]

@thisoneepicface50 sooo ur saying there's a way 2 bend time? I don't think we've made at that far yet

[allgood]

On Earth🌎 curiosity drives scientists and on Mars scientists drive Curiosity 👍

[Anubis]

it was water there? i've seen some rocks and under them water...look at the begining

[rfrankh]

Would be nice if NASA quills stop censoring... show the ancient ruins!

[POPpetknows]

please, tell us about the arabuamelu race who live on Mars...

[LizaTaloo]

bad lag between communication, plus these loose control for long periods of time. Maybe one day.

[Adamov]

Lol @ thisoneepicface50 it didnt work out too well for them in the movie Event Horizon did it?!?

[VoltageLP]

can't wait until Curiosity finds Elvis

[Thbenjaminsson]

- A Truly HAPPY & Scientifically Exciting & Rewarding Good NEW Year I would like to wish ALL the Highly talented and deeply dedicated good People and Coworkers of NASA, Jet Propulsion Lab and Kennedy Space Centre & all the other related Sites and joined close working Partnerships to NASA - Let this Brand New Year of 2013 be a GOOD Promising Year of outer Space Exploration & let us ALL Cross our fingers TIGHT that no further Budgetal cut-downs will be forced onto NASA's important future work!!!

[obereen]

yeah, it's looks like broken roads

[hynee]

Good luck at Granma's House Curiosity.