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Curiosity beams home a postcard for its 5,000th day on Mars

Curiosity beams home a postcard for its 5,000th day on Mars

Curiosity rover Mars postcard — Nasa's Curiosity rover found methane at about 1 part per billion in the atmosphere of Mars. That's 4,000 times less than in the air on our own planet. Gotta be all the farts. Photograph: Nasa/JPL-Caltech/MSSS/EPA

Curiosity has been plugging away on Mars for over 14 years. While sometimes overshadowed by its younger, more advanced cousin, Perseverance, and its tiny helicopter (RIP), Curiosity is still making regular contributions to science. Perhaps to ensure that Curiosity isn't forgotten, NASA has created a breathtaking panoramic postcard from images the rover sent back to Earth. — Read the rest

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