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The Rover "Curiosity" (Curiosity) for the first time took advantage of the laser. Experimental object was a stone the size of a fist, conventionally named Coronation (Coronation).

On Sunday Curiosity had successfully tested a laser to vaporize the Martian rocks to study its chemical composition, reports CNN.

It is planned that this weekend Curiosity Rover ("Curiosity") uses its laser, which is able to "evaporate" stones. The test should pass before a plain Rover will make the first trip to Mars.

Curiosity Rover conveyed to Earth the first data on the composition of Martian soil. Managed to do it with the help of Russian neutron detector mounted on the device - that he must find water on Mars. While the search was not successful. But scientists it is not upsetting: first, the Rover had not even moved from his place, and secondly, that the whole system works, is in itself good news.

While American Curiosity Rover exploring the Red planet in an automatic mode, in the Netherlands is in full swing preparing for a manned mission to Mars.

Specialists say that the flight to Mars is now impossible for several reasons. But it is in normal view. Science sees not only the entire reality, science does not see in this reality the main. The universe is arranged not so, says about this science. And if you think about it, taking into account some circumstances, mission to Mars largely may be close. It is proposed to consider three main points, which can be greatly facilitated this flight.

Developed by NASA lunar landing module "Morpheus" crashed during a test tests conducted on Thursday at the site at Space center Kennedy in the U.S. state of Florida.

New house of Curiosity (Curiosity). These are the first two complete, fully-resolved images of the Martian surface from the navigation camera Curiosity, which is located at head" or the mast of the Rover. In the distance, on the rocky land you can see the edge of the Gale Crater and the mountains.

Mysterious object photographed on the red planet Curiosity Rover. Some Internet users immediately assume that the picture "lit up" Martian. NASA has its own version.

The equipment that came to Mars with Rover "Curiosity" (Curiosity), seen by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The HiRISE camera took pictures of the scene of the crime" approximately 24 hours after landing.

In the night from Monday to Tuesday in Moscow, NASA experts and all Americans celebrated their cosmic victory. The Rover Curiosity gave the first more or less high-quality images of the red planet. A little later came the first color photo and video descent. What awaits "Curiosity" next?

The most expensive to date, the mission of the U.S. space Agency NASA Mars Science Laboratory successfully passed one of the most important and difficult of its stages. Curiosity Rover conveyed to Earth signal of the successful landing on the red planet.

The European spacecraft Mars Express has sent a snapshot of the southern region are partially covered Martian crater with a diameter of about 440 km, informally called the Palm.

NASA is preparing for the landing of a new Curiosity Rover on the surface of the red planet. The operation has to take place on 6 August. Engineers U.S. space Agency have worried during descent and landing of the Rover as a signal from him will come with a 14-minute delay - so much time is required to radio waves to travel from Mars to Earth. If planting is successful, Curiosity will be the sixth unit of NASA landed on the Red planet.

Fresh traces of the Rover, the crater formed billions of years ago, and ruddy surface of the red planet around a rock outcrops, which automatically researcher-survivor held its regular winter...