NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory scientist Sanjeev Gupta uses images captured by Curiosity rover to explain the significance of pebbles found on Mars. Gupta describes the ground-layer composition at three outcrops near the rover's landing site that contain rounded pebbles. Because rounded pebbles on Earth are a sign that rocks have been transported by water, and because the Mars pebbles are found among cone-shaped deposits that resemble alluvial fans at the mouths of rivers on Earth, Gupta and other scientists think they have discovered the first convincing evidence of gravel transported by water on the surface of Mars. CREDITS: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/credits/npls12.sci.ess.eiu.mstreambed/ License: https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/help/full-license-for-section-3c-of-terms-of-use-download-and-share/
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Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Earth is surrounded by electrons that can be disruptive to our technology. NASA is using high-altitude balloons and spacecraft to monitor and understand these particles in the radiation belts surrounding our planet. Click here to see more videos: https://al
Explore how astronomers and scientists use astronomical units to measure distances in the solar system in this video adapted from NASA. The astronomical unit (au) -- equal to the average distance from Earth to the Sun -- is a convenient unit of measure when talking about distances in the solar syste
