JPL News - Week in Review

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WEEK IN REVIEW

'Mars Buggy' Curiosity Measures a Mountain's Gravity Smartphone-like sensors on the NASA rover were used to calculate the density of Mount Sharp, offering new clues to its formation. › Read the full story

NASA's AIRS Captures Polar Vortex Moving in Over US NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS) instrument captured the polar vortex as it moved southward from central Canada into the U.S. Midwest from January 20 to January 29. › Read the full story

Huge Cavity in Antarctic Glacier Signals Rapid Decay A NASA-led study has found a giant, growing cavern under Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier - just one of multiple mechanisms that are rapidly melting this enormous mass of ice. › Read the full story

Warming Seas May Increase Frequency of Extreme Storms A new NASA study shows that warming of the tropical oceans could lead to a 60 percent increase in the frequency of extreme rain storms by the end of the century. › Read the full story

Curiosity Says Farewell to Mars' Vera Rubin Ridge The Mars rover is moving on and has taken its last selfie on the ridge it's explored for more than a year. › Read the full story

Consecutive Win for School at JPL-Hosted Science Bowl More than 100 students from the Greater Los Angeles area competed this past weekend at JPL in a regional round of the Department of Energy's National Science Bowl. › Read the full story