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Unraveling Mars' Secrets: Perseverance and Curiosity Rovers Make Groundbreaking Discoveries
Sunday, 13 July, 2025

Listener, here’s what’s making headlines in Mars exploration this week. NASA’s Perseverance rover science team recently gathered in Oslo to review their latest findings after more than four and a half years of active exploration in Mars’ Jezero Crater. A central focus was the discovery of spherules at a site called Witch Hazel Hill, which could be crucial in unravelling the history of crater rim rocks. The meeting also celebrated how Perseverance has now covered over 37 kilometers across the Martian surface, letting scientists analyze trends across years of data and multiple sites, adding new depth to humanity’s understanding of Mars’ geology and past climate. These achievements were highlighted on the official NASA science blog just this month.The Curiosity rover, meanwhile, is still going strong after nearly 13 years on the Martian surface. According to NASA's mission updates from earlier this July, the team is currently traversing an area with unique boxwork rock patterns—complex, web-like structures that could offer new clues into Mars’ geologic past. NASA reports that Curiosity’s most recent maneuvers have put it in prime position to study lighter-toned bedrock up close, allowing researchers to investigate mineral composition and past water activity. In a feature published by Space.com on July 1st, these boxwork structures are described as “spiderwebs” visible from orbit, demonstrating Curiosity’s continued ability to capture compelling science years into its mission.NASA’s broader Mars program is pushing forward with plans for the EscaPADE (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) mission—a pair of probes developed by Rocket Lab to study Mars’ magnetosphere and its interaction with solar wind. While EscaPADE missed its original 2024 launch window due to carrier delays with Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket, NASA has since included its launch in the proposed 2026 budget. The current plan involves sending the probes first to the Sun-Earth L2 point before using gravity assists to reach Mars, with an anticipated arrival in 2027. This new trajectory, while slower, will give scientists a chance to study a region of space not explored since the 1990s, potentially yielding fresh insight into solar weather and its effect on Mars. SatNews and Sky & Telescope both confirmed these updates in recent reports.Thanks for tuning in, and don’t forget to subscribe for your next update on Mars and beyond. This has been a Quiet Please production, for more check out quiet please dot ai.