NASA Reveals Curiosity Rover Martian Soil Findings

Scoop Marks in Rocknest Sand

The Curiosity rover took soil samples from an area called "Rocknest." The team chose this area because it lies in a flat part of the Gale Crater. This specific sample came from a drift of windblown dust. This particular photo shows the third (left) and fourth (right) scoops, each 1.6-inches wide.

Click here to view this gallery.

Curiosity rover has fully analyzed her first soil samples taken from Mars. At this point, there is no definitive detection of Martian organics.

More About: Curiosity, Mars, Mars rover, NASA, space