... Over 2 meters wide, the lander platform surrounded by deflated airbags, and the egress ramp used by the rover to complete its journey to the martiansurface, are in the foreground. ...
... While the visible light images showed only darkness within , infrared thermal signatures indicated that the openings penetrated deep under the martiansurface and perhaps were skylights to underground caverns. ...
... The first of the current armada to arrive at Mars , the orbiting satellite will photograph the entire Martiansurface to a resolution of 10 meters or higher, map the mineral composition to 100 meter resolution, and investigate the global circulation of ...
... Scheduled for launch late this year, the mission will land Mars' next visitor from planet Earth in August of 2012, lowering the car-sized Curiosity rover to the martiansurface with a hovering, rocket-powered skycrane . ...
... The streaks bolster evidence that water exists just below the Martiansurface in several locations, and therefore fuels speculation that Mars might harbor some sort of water-dependent life . ...