RocketSTEM Issue #14 - March 2017 | Page 16

THE WEATHER FROM CURIOSITY: Changing atmospheric conditions as measured by Curiosity since its arrival in Gale Crater. This infographic shows seasonal temperature changes, variations in humid- ity and atmospheric pressure. A sol is a Martian day, equal to 24 hours 39 minutes 35 seconds. Since a year on Mars is about 687 Earth days, its seasons are correspondingly longer than those on Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech 14 14 www. RocketSTEM .org