The Mars Science Laboratory, Curiosity, Captured the Images Contained within this Book

The author has provided descriptions of each image along with a link that will take the reader directly to the raw image on the official government website where it can be seen. Many of the images contain the mummified and fossilized remains of creatures that once lived within Gale Crater on Mars. Curiosity’s mission was to discover if conditions on Mars were ever favorable for the emergence of life. That mission was accomplished in the first quarter of 2013, when the rover drilled holes in the Martian bedrock at two locations, John Klein and Cumberland. In addition to drilling and analyzing soil, Curiosity inadvertently captured the remains of extinct life upon the surface and within outcrops. These images show that life follows the same patterns on Mars and Earth. They also indicate that as we move outward into the Universe the pattern for life will remain the same. A duck on Earth, a duck on Mars and a duck found within the farthest reaches of the Universe will look the same.

Mr. Moore is a retired Architectural Designer who, from youth, has been fascinated with discoveries in several scientific disciplines, especially in space exploration. This book is a compilation of his observations made possible by the release of images and data by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and NASA on the official government MSL website. He has been following all of the robotic missions in recent years. By vicariously exploring Gale Crater via images sent back by the rover, he and Curiosity have arguably made the most important discovery of this century, evidence that Mars once harbored life.