Life on Mars: NASA rover captures breathtaking Martian dawn as mysterious cliffs emerge from the darkness

The Daily Mail ^ | October 9, 2026 | WILIAM HUNTER, SENIOR SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY REPORTER

[packrat35]

NASA's Curiosity rover has captured breathtaking images of a Martian dawn, revealing mysterious cliffs emerging from the darkness.

Striking blue hues appear in the foreground as the morning light illuminates a series of crags known as yardangs in the distance.

The striking scene was snapped at 8.30am Mars time on August 11, the 4,982nd Martian day of the rover's lonely pilgrimage across the Red Planet.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: astronomy; gilbertlevin; labeledrelease; lrexperiment; mars; nasa; science; space; xplanets

[packrat35]

Rover's still working

[Red Badger]

Looks like Utah.........

[Who is John Galt?]

"...mysterious cliffs emerge from the darkness..."

[woodbutcher1963]

Maybe it really is Utah...

Said Drake Maye...

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[Sequoyah101]

Looks sedimentary. Interesting. Still can’t live there.

[packrat35]

It does look like Utah...

[Sequoyah101]

Rover is going to need a tire change.

[Red Badger]

Utah or Mars?.....................

[Paladin2]

Certainly doesn’t look like a good place for a beach resort.

[fruser1]

It better start looking for a gas station.

[Paladin2]

What guy would want to go to Mars without a plethora of nubile beach chicks onboard?

[SunkenCiv]

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[Red Badger]

But the real estate is cheap!.............

[Sicon]

What an incredible piece of engineering that rover is. It has been operating on the surface of Mars for over 14 years!

[SunkenCiv]

from the FRarchives, the Gilbert Levin keyword, sorted:

• Former NASA scientist says they found life on Mars in the 1970s [10/15/2019]
• Chasing Signs of Life, Curiosity Rover Discovers Organic Building Blocks on Mars [06/07/2018]
• Building Blocks of Life Found on Mars [06/07/2018]
• Mysterious Martian "Cauliflower" May Be the Latest Hint of Alien Life [02/05/2016]
• NASA's Mars Rover Found Mysterious Growths On Mars That Could Be The Biggest Discovery In Science [02/05/2016]
• Curiouser And Curiouser: NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Piles Of Silica On Mars [12/19/2015]
• Viking robots found life on Mars in 1976, scientists say [04/13/2012]
• Life found on Mars? [01/14/2009]
• Scientists Found Life On Mars Back In The 70s [08/23/2007]
• Drudge Flash: The soil on Mars may contain microbial life! [08/23/2007]

[butlerweave]

Curiosity rove needs glasses ,blurry ,LOL

[Red Badger]

Dirty lenses. It’ll have to wait for a Car Wash to be built.............

[iamgalt]

Location location location

[redangus]

Remember all cultures are equal. Sub Sharan Africans could do this too if the wanted, but they have better ways to spend their energy than shooting off stupid rockets to other planets.

[Kriggerel]

“It’s a gawdawful small affair...”