TechHive: After a year on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover changes our view of the solar system

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After a year on Mars, NASA's Curiosity rover changes our view of the solar system Aug 6th 2013, 15:31, by Sharon Gaudin, Computerworld After just a year working on Mars, the NASA rover Curiosity is changing the way we look at our solar system. Scientists say it may change how we look at ourselves, too. "This work changes the picture of the solar system that we've had," Jennifer Trosper, NASA's deputy project manager for the Mars Science Lab Mission, told Computerworld. "In terms of the picture of the solar system that we all grew up learning, what if you draw a picture of it millions or billions of years ago and Mars was blue and looked more like Earth? "This is a stepping stone," she said. "If we can learn about the past of Mars, we might someday be able to learn about these Earth-like planets that we're seeing very far away. And that could change our whole thinking about the solar system." To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: mars_curiosity_bi-100001292-small.jpg

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