American Curiosity Rover found on the surface of Mars traces of the presence of water in the distant past. The Rover has transferred to the Ground a few shots of stones with a rounded surface. According to researchers, this figure and shape suggests that these rocks were in the stream channel.

"The water came from the plain, its speed was about one meter per second" - said one of the scientists on NASA press conference at the jet propulsion Laboratory.

"We are pleased that correctly calculated landing Curiosity. In the near future will be conducted an additional study of rocks. But already now on 3D maps we can discern the signs of channels that existed millions of years ago", is delighted American researchers.

Earlier spacecraft passed to Earth snapshot of Phobos, one of the companions of the red planet. On black and white pictures taken during the Martian twilight, clearly visible mysterious "Martian moon" - so is called the Phobos.



ITAR-TASS reminds, the satellite was discovered by American Asaph Hall in 1877 and named after the ancient Greek God, which means ear". Scientists are still arguing about the origin "Martian moon". Was imposed even the hypothesis that the satellite control intelligent alien beings.

Phobos is 22 km long and 14 miles wide. It is located at a distance of 9.4 thousand kilometers from the red planet, and makes one revolution takes about 7 hours 39 minutes 14 seconds, which is about a third faster than the rotation of Mars around its own axis. Because of the extremely small mass atmosphere of Phobos is missing. Its extremely low density indicates porous structure with voids, components 25-45 per cent of the heavenly bodies.

Curiosity has made landing at the Martian crater Gale on August 6.

Now he moves to the next place research - Glenlee. Apparatus managed to get a third of the way from the landing "Bradbury's landing" - about 130 meters.