NASA’s Curiosity Mars rover captured detail of layers in “Vera Rubin Ridge" | Mars 4K

NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity has begun the steep ascent of an iron-oxide-bearing ridge that’s grabbed scientists’ attention since before the car-sized rover’s 2012 landing. “We’re on the climb now, driving up a route where we can access the layers we’ve studied from below,” said Abigail Fraeman, a Curiosity science-team member at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. “Vera Rubin Ridge” stands prominently on the northwestern flank of Mount Sharp, resisting erosion better than the less-steep portions of the mountain below and above it. The ridge, also called “Hematite Ridge,” was informally named earlier this year in honor of pioneering astrophysicist Vera Rubin. ----------------------------------------------------- Don't foget like and subscribe my channel Thanks for watching video ---------------------------------------------------- Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/Univ. of Arizona Music: Gently, Onwards – ELPHNT #Mars#MarsNews#MarsNasa#PerseveranceRover#Mars4K#Mars2021#CuriosityRover