New Evidence of Water on Mars Thanks to NASA Curiosity Rover Discovery | Spacing Out

Curiosity’s still got it.
It’s been over a decade since NASA’s Mars Curiosity Rover first touched down on the Red Planet, but it continues to make amazing new discoveries. Curiosity’s latest? A set of rippled rocks in the foothills of a Martian mountain, formed when waves stirred up sediment on the bottom of an ancient lake. This is some of the strongest evidence of water on Mars that Curiosity has ever seen.
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[@shelly-bell]

This thing is still running 10 years later, and my iPhone's battery can't last a full day. 🧐

[@JumpinJackF]

Easy! Just replace the battery with a more heavy one which contains plutonium and downgrade to 256MB RAM, 2GB flash storage and a 200Mhz single core CPU.

[@georgios.K]

Sun charged...

[@pkworlz]

Use uranium

[@iRossco]

​@@JumpinJackFplus delete your display & touch screen, speaker & vibrator.

[@intelle8950]

They call it programmed obsolescence. Big companies have cultivated the illegitimate habit to make sure their products don't last as long because if it does not break, you won't buy a new one. So in other to ensure they keep people buying their products, they programme it to begin break down after a few updates. The idea of this scam started decades ago when the consortium of light bulb manufacturers agreed to reduce the 30 years half life of their filament light bulbs to a little over one year half life in order to increase sales.

[@hecking_poptart_olivon_korra]

Rest in peace oppy. The rover died because it was caught in a dust storm and the solar panels got to dusty.

[@aaronsmith4940]

They hope winds will blow it clean one day and it will jist come back online

[@deletedcomment2478]

That’s what she said

[@mcarp555]

This is a different rover - Curiosity, which is still active. As it uses RTGs, it doesn't rely on solar power, thus no panels.

[@hecking_poptart_olivon_korra]

@@mcarp555 ohhh

[@bedeckt]

​@@mcarp555RTG is short for Radioisotope thermoelectric generator. From what I know it's radioactive material but there's no nuclear reaction meaning it's not a nuclear reactor. It just uses the constant heat of a specific mixture or type of radioactive material to generate electricity. This text is for ppl who have no clue what RTG means, and it's all I know.

[@railroaded1991]

Have always thought they should send up twin rovers so they can help one another, such as brushing dust off the other's solar panel, or pulling one out of a hole, etc. Be cool when it discovers a fossil.

[@Twoshot_not_God]

That would be a good idea. Sucks though bc they have been lying to us right in our faces. We can't even get through the van allen belt to leave our planet.

[@yurichtjuatjawidjaja4133]

This doesn't have solar panels, it uses rtg which is just a thing that uses a radioactive material to generate heat. The ones that use solar panels are spirit and opportunity (they were twin rovers that landed on different spots on Mars and they did live longer that their predictions by NASA, it was supposed to operate for 90 days but the longer living one which is opportunity was still operational after like 15 years ISH)

[@ralfjansen9118]

It worked much longer than expected, so we got a lot of bonus material. Answers lead to new questions, and a new mission will have to explore new answers.

[@cam5816]

The mars rover is living my childhood dream. Just roaming around vast unexplored territory and picking up rocks

[@megamankeht6098]

And the poor rover just wants to come home not knowing it never will 😢

[@ratboygirl]

living my adult dream too tbh

[@vintage-radio]

​@@megamankeht6098unless Elon musk grabs it and takes it back to earth or smth

[@Allen-tm9xn]

The best evidence, find rocks that are smooth and round like finding a creek bed. 👌

[@rais1953]

That happened in the first few days after Curiosity started its work. A deposit of round worn pebbles was found identical with pebbles in a creek bed on Earth.

[@davidredfern836]

It's fantastic that curiosity is still going strong. Ten years,, that's so cool

[@HARL3QU1N_YT]

Yep!

[@justinmadrid8712]

Devos Island is a pretty nice place.

[@anthonygiambattista6922]

If there's nothing with feet on Mars, are they REALLY foot hills?

[@mimicAuto]

Sand dunes also have ripples... Caused by wind.

[@EmmittBrownBTTF1]

True but the Martian atmosphere is about 100x thinner than Earth's atmosphere.

[@wholesomeAnimeThighsXD2101]

Didnt know there was wind on mars😮

[@EmmittBrownBTTF1]

@@wholesomeAnimeThighsXD2101 Yep, they can be huge covering the whole planet for over a martian year.

[@GoldVP...]

​@@EmmittBrownBTTF1solar winds

[@reginadesilva4233]

​@@John_OnestrandOver time it gets compacted enough to become a rock.

[@leroy.jackson.4804]

The water is still there but deep underground

[@Marstruth]

No it's not, it's right on the surface... They just edit it out of the images BEFORE they are released to the public

[@sammyhooligan803]

@@Marstruth I wouldn't say there is any liquid water on surface,maybe ice. The temperature is below freezing on Mars. Possibly deep surface water,

[@roddo1955]

No it's not. It all evaporated

[@Lasheem]

@@roddo1955yes it is on the North Pole

[@seanglynn8971]

Does that mean that fine grain soft sand solidified into stone & has been that way for hundreds/thousands/millions of years???

[@sorrenblitz805]

We are pretty certain anywhere from 2.8-1.8 billion years Mars has been exactly like this.

[@chipburns4123]

Yes, because “science” can quantify time and that means anything they want

[@danporter9705]

Yes..huge lake bed..gotta be fossils..

[@lustmatt4]

does anyone know if that brightness is amplified? i didnt know it was that bright on Mars.

[@jeremyporter5540]

I wonder that too? How bright is it?

[@ann_onn]

@@jeremyporter5540 It's about half as bright as it is on Earth. It's actually very easy to calculate. Have you heard of the "inverse square law"? The brightness is proportional to the square of the distance. We're 1AU away from the Sun. Mars is 1.5AU from the Sun. We (Earth) gets about 1,400 Watts of sunshine per square metre. So Mars gets about 1,400/1.5^2 That's about 600. Roughly, half.

[@gazzas123]

It's because the Martians are doing the maintenance on it when NASA is not watching

[@nicfisher8266]

Narrator: this is the Best evidence for water on Mars? Polar ice caps have left the chat.

[@nexusinc.4367]

Ice is not water, just like lava is not rock

[@nicfisher8266]

@@nexusinc.4367 LAVA: hot molten or semi-fluid ROCK erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this. ICE: frozen WATER, a brittle transparent crystalline solid.

[@nexusinc.4367]

@@nicfisher8266 water is a hotter version of its crystalline form, ice, which is a solid or "cooled" form of water. It erupts from fissures, called geysers, and can be semi-fluid when heated

[@acompy]

​@@nexusinc.4367Water is the substance. Ice is its state.

[@nexusinc.4367]

@@acompy lava is a substance, rock is its state

[@farmer1ab]

Shout out to NASA engineering! Them guys are top notch.

[@Marstruth]

Yeah, top notch liers

[@Joel86543]

​@@Marstruthsomeone thinks he's smarter than anyone

[@ivbeentrollxd1298]

​@@Joel86543dunning-kreuger in full effect globally!!! We all think we're experts after attending the MOST PRESTIGIOUS UNIVERSITY THE WEST HAS TO OFFER... yt warriors...😂😂😂

[@railroaded1991]

You understand they are also responsible for two shuttle disasters.

[@ann_onn]

Isn't it fascinating that almost all conspiracy theorists can't spell.

[@freedomlovesyou]

Go to the martian poles ...water and ice

[@senexa1]

everybody knows that. curiosity is looking for other evidence, elsewhere, of liquid water on the surface in the past. duh.

[@dinakarms]

The scariest thing about Mars - Earth will look like Mars when all water and greenery will disappear one day😮 Save water Save earth

[@spencermannan6075]

Water isn't going to disappear Plants might not have access to it one day, but you can't just *destroy* water unless the whole planet goes with it

[@intelle8950]

The curiosity of mars rover did not kill it. Rather is keeps it going.

[@daze77gaming]

is it still on Mars today?

[@ann_onn]

@@daze77gaming Yes. Curiousity and Perseverence (AKA Percy) are still working today. Opportunity ("Oppy"), and the others, stopped working years ago.

[@intelle8950]

@@daze77gaming Still on Mars, but not gonna be active for much longer.

[@daze77gaming]

@@intelle8950 how long did Spirit and Opportunity last? Curiosity must've outlasted them both combined by now if thats the case

[@alexk889]

My patio furniture looks so weathered after two year on earth and this little rover looks spotless in this “recent image” after ten years on Mars !! Not one spec of dust on this machine as it photographed itself! Now that’s a miracle 👍🏼

[@user-hk2uk1dv4w]

It looks like a blast line from a small meteor

[@jonathanderby5251]

I just wanna know what kind of rechargeable batteries they have because I think we all need those

[@johnkirk3279]

I would love to know how far the rover has traveled since landing over 10 years ago.

[@HARL3QU1N_YT]

Same

[@jaymartin4166]

Are you sure it was water? There's a lot of methane on Mars.

[@FarisHanani]

Nevada needs some rain.

[@DanielKolbin]

Humans finding water on other planets and moons is like USA finding oil in other countries. Epi-

[@nothanks9503]

Halo music plays as master chief lands on the planet to investigate the possible specks of ice

[@skylatabara2815]

😅😅😅😅

[@andrasidansjon313]

"Sometimes, you see "cars" on Marz that looks like old furnitures." -Albert Einstein, 1923

[@mirapuja5253]

Cuiriosity:I will avenge you opportunity

[@torahkitchen5953]

The wind made those ripples look at the sky the cloud’s look the same at times

[@Cyberbeer100]

Not enough mysteries at home I guess

[@stanleybest8833]

Now we need new water on Mars.

[@artofplanets]

I’m thinking the water on Mars might exist as frozen aquifers. Energy intensive to mine the chunks of rock/ice. Then we’d have to heat the chunks to melt the water. IDK would that be 95% rock by weight? That’s not going to be feasible. A lot of wasted energy unless the warm rock could be used for something. I wonder if there is a frequency of microwave energy that could discriminate water molecules efficiently without heating the coffee cup. We could heat up an area of an aquifer and sip the water from a pipe in a drilled hole…?

[@darrelneidiffer6777]

Is the rover still roving?

[@mcarp555]

Yes.

[@darrelneidiffer6777]

@@mcarp555 Thank You.

[@ricksimon9867]

It is just amazing that we are on Mars and can see the Martian landscape. Who the hell cares that it is only rovers and not men? I would rather had a thousand rovers on Mars than spending the same amount of money to get one crew there.

[@heretoserve5023]

You would think sheer loneliness and isolation would have killed it by now😢

[@heretoserve5023]

Wait and see I'm sure it will end up driving itself over a cliff one day soon

[@AvarageMusician]

Rocks, how interesting 😊

[@ashleyobrien4937]

"great stuff with the rocks ! " General O'Neill...SG1..

[@rafaelserur6584]

It would have been cheaper to send the robber to the Arizona desert and take the pictures there..😂

[@bretthess6376]

Rover, not robber, Shakespeare. 😁

[@rafaelserur6584]

ROBBER.. it robs the american people 🤣

[@bretthess6376]

@@rafaelserur6584 So why do you worry about it?

[@TlD-dg6ug]

Sandstorms can also easily do this

[@mikecroly4579]

Thank you so very much for sharing this wonderful video and knowledge! 😊❤

[@jayworldjs]

The latest discovery. Rocks on Mars. Oh boy.

[@Vasectomyjohn]

I’m so glad they take the time to create cgi to show us what’s happening with the rover on mars. The visual helps me understand what’s going on better.

[@yousef2508]

Dr Naderi, the guy who landed curiosity rover on Mars, passed away only 2 months ago. RIP

[@Vasectomyjohn]

@@yousef2508 what a grand American. Figured out how to get a signal 237 million miles and I can’t upload a video to KZbin and I live 20 minutes from their headquarters. He’s much smarter than me.

[@pgabbate]

And your earth is flat 😅

[@Akindone53]

​@@pgabbateWith a sky that is bowl, all held up on the back of a flying tortoise.

[@narendrakumar.achanta8675]

Wait till it finds a dinosaur skull 😂😂

[@Marstruth]

Already did, but we'll never see it from nasa

[@Akindone53]

​@@MarstruthWooooo!/s

[@roddo1955]

​@@Akindone53actually you were the one who missed the joke.

[@DesAnn30]

This just proves that eventually everyone will fight for it!!! And this will be the new world

[@TheeKingSmoki]

Nice view of Greenland

[@PepijnVA]

What are u on about

[@debraparsons8362]

Could it be the wind that blows picks up the sand and that is why you have the discovery

[@greggweber9967]

Was the atmospheric pressure back then high enough to allow liquid, or was it some other liquid?

[@user-bj8se2me5o]

Well I guess it's better than getting stuck on the bottom of an ancient Martian.😮

[@randalltufts3321]

A whole river is in plain view if you look close enough in the archive

[@critterfestsanctuary2446]

I couldn't be more thrilled 🙄

[@Cokercole]

How long has it been since it's seen water ?

[@michaelthaxton2178]

Wind erosion would have more to do with that than water.

[@Brainstorm4300]

I hope one day it just comes across a megastructure. The world would go crazy!

[@michaelvette7659]

Mars does have polar caps. Back to this Martian lake. Only it looks not so ancient. It looks pretty current.

[@salf.7484]

My babyy :( glad Curiosity is still kicking!! And rest in peace Opportunity

[@museumofscience]

RIP Opportunity. Long Live Curiosity.

[@gerardfitzpatrick3031]

I believe this was filmed on a Canadian island that looks like mars. In fact, all vehicles and equipment used by nasa to convince us this is Mars, have been documented "being" filmed by Google!

[@PepijnVA]

Im pretty sure it isn't. Why don't we just admire the technology we have? Ppl give their ultimate best building these, and what's the point in faking? There's been enough scientific research done on Mars, not on Earth.

[@schalufu4634]

Wow omg it's incredible the mars rover found ROCKS ! ROCKS ! Really ? ROCKS wow rocks

[@fukpoeslaw3613]

"🎼Is there life on🎵 MaaaAAARS!?🎶"

[@eleanorward4593]

Just how many rocks has the rover discovered?

[@mikefm4]

They discovered rocks 🤯

[@jamespsyfer]

If that rover did its job properly and looked over the next ridge , it would find a chlorinated open air swimming pool replete with alien bug faced lifeguards! Martian sunscreen and martiantinis are complimentary I believe. Very accommodating those green bug faced dudes 🎉🎉

[@user-uq3vk8bi8e]

Excellent NASA 😊

[@be6386]

Omg rocks!!!! How coool this is soooo interesting compare to the new iphone

[@matthewmay2067]

Not to be nitpicky of anyone or anything, I love the video and general spread of knowledge, however, I believe the best evidence of water on mars are the photos of ice gradually sublimating (from the base of the Dodo-Goldilocks Trench dug by the Phoenix lander) into the Martian atmosphere. I understand that you may have meant “liquid water”, I want to reiterate that my intention is not to criticize, just clarify and potentially even be corrected and learn something new. Edit - I now see that this video is quite old and likely outdates the aforementioned observation. My apologies.

[@Razor__1972]

Rocks on Mars wow

[@roytallow6784]

WHOs ever on Mars does maintenance to rover ! Still going strong ! GV !🛠🔧🤖🔧🛠

[@TheScandoman]

Go, Curiosity! (But, wind can also make 'ripples' in sand and dust. Also, other fluids could do that.)

[@crazynachos4230]

Not at the speeds and atmospheric pressures of Mars

[@TheScandoman]

@@crazynachos4230 we don't know when these were made...

[@TheScandoman]

@@John_Onestrand I am not so certain that we should assume and fluid was straight water... There are several materials that are the results of mixtures or slurries that get pretty hard after the water goes away! Perhaps you have heard of "plaster of paris" (a carbonate material), or sodium choride...go crack a chemistry book!

[@cincinnatibrutality0201]

The baterries are low and it's getting dark......into the nite!

[@stevethesaint7071]

Rock n ripples....but no aliens😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@luzmontalvo9437]

Not of water but of vanished water just like ours on earth and where the were mountains were once covered by water…

[@deepthinking8100]

I thought it was put out of commission

[@ann_onn]

Opportunity has died. Curiousity and Perseverence are still working.

[@alexdesousa7966]

That last mountain shown resembles a step pyramid.

[@kenmeyers7164]

Could also be wind made ripples.

[@petterpam457]

Also it also made contact with building structures on Mars to

[@dragonmystic100]

The rovers are like an extention of our consciousness and I root for them for quite some time now🎉

[@SarahRichardson-fc1pq]

Oh amazing! Leave space along, the humble survive.

[@cureit9161]

Looks like the bath tub of the sphynx in Egypt...

[@Chuxgold]

I want to understand how the image it sends whent from all red to actualy having colors in them.

[@brucegelman5582]

Wind produces ripples as well.

[@patrickk1417]

So it's like that "special" student

[@frederickbowdler8169]

can't believe no fossils found .

[@M31812]

Kam patterson is going crazy right now😂

[@darkzq]

It found rocks? No way!

[@charlesevans9814]

Looks like New Mexico .

[@jamesbaker8076]

So exciting!!!!!!

[@lookingforonetruechristian7396]

Why do we care if there was or is water on Mars?

[@TheMaster4534]

Why do we care about a Jewish sky daddy written by Greek fanfiction writers who didnt even read the original book?

[@nickhybner8485]

My guess is “we believe it will help us find out the origins of human life”! What rubbish. The book of Genius tell us that. What a waste of $

[@georgewbushcenterforintell147]

It's important to plan for the future of humanity. Earth people will someday wipe each other out with war or junk food.

[@ann_onn]

*@lookingforonetruechristian7396* The biggest problem with space travel is fuel, and an oxyidiser Most of the huge rocket is full of fuel. It's very heavy, so taking it up to space requires even more fuel. If we can refuel on other planets, we don't need to take as much. That makes a huge difference. Water is hydrogen and oxygen. Hydrogen goes boom in oxygen.

[@rogerledwell5776]

Yes Devon Island never looked better

[@zarinsmrity6057]

Wow 😮

[@bigbeef8190]

NO way it found more rocks!?

[@thomastortorich1429]

I believe NASA knows there is water there but have not yet acknowledged it.

[@Skankhunt-hl9zj]

I bet mars has some gems and precious materials that we can’t find on earth.I wish I could just go there and play in the dirt for awhile but you can’t go and you can’t breath out there

[@honodle7219]

I find it jaw dropping whenever a rover discovers rocks.

[@JoshPitts530]

Damn was 4K not invented yet

[@brucedeleskey8540]

Yes one time humanity lived hear

[@user-xy1mu6qm3h]

Iya badai debu di Mars membawa molekul air ..........

[@Zaida-qk2om]

What our Earth will look like in 1,000 (one thousand years).

[@tomaszlesniczak5252]

Starfield ❤

[@Just_passing_through23]

Looks like outback Australia or America

[@vanessaborn]

I’m wondering when scientist’s will discover that Mars was just an original part of Earth

[@fukkyoutube]

when you want something to be true so bad all evidence points towards your answer

[@ronnie8991]

what a croc