It is way more exciting to find something you didn’t know was there. It opens up a whole new range of possibilities.

When scientists are “surprised,” that’s when the fun starts.

Curiosity Zooms in on Mt. Sharp’s Layers

A year from now, if all goes as planned, NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity will be in the hills and valleys of Mount Sharp, a three-mile high mound of layered rock rising from the floor of Gale Crater.

The first high-resolution, focused images of Mount Sharp, released Monday, surprised scientists who realized that the mound has tilted layers of rock on top of layers that are positioned relatively horizontal.

it’s like a cake, only not…

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    Strange to see an atmosphere with no water in it.
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    For some reason, this picture really brings it home for me. That’s MARS. A not-Earth planet! Amazing.
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