Curiosity Lands on Mars

   What I find most significant about the Curiosity's mission is that it may find valuable resources. I am very excited about this. The Curiosity is the most advanced rover NASA ever created. The Curiosity's mission is to, of course, find if there is or was life on Mars, "... a question that has puzzled people on Earth for centuries..." (Curiosity's Mission, page 2). I think that there is a high chance of the Curiosity discovering something valuable or important because NASA had spent a lot of time working on the rover, and this is the most advanced rover yet! The Curiosity has, "an array of scientific equipment, including high-definition cameras, a robotic arm with a power drill, a far-reaching laser beam for analyzing distant rocks, the world's best chemistry set and a powerful detector to measure surface radiation levels. A weather station on board will also provide valuable data about the climate." (Curiosity's Mission, page 2). I can't wait to hear future news about how the Curiosity's mission is going.
    In this article, it states that the Curiosity's mission is going to last at least two years. What I can infer from this is that the rover will find something valuable. The mission is going to last for a long time, so the Curiosity has a good chance of finding some resources. Two years will give the rover enough time to search around. I think that the Curiosity will discover water for sure, and possibly some life, because water is the key ingredient for life. So, where there's water, there's life. Mount Sharp is a mountain on Mars, that is five km high,created out of sedimentary rock. "Studies from orbit indicate that the bottom layers of this mountain contain clay and sulphates-materials that form in water." I am inferring that the Curiosity will find water, and this might give clues as to how Mars, a planet that used to be warm and wet, changed into what it is now, a cool and dry planet. NASA did a great job building the Curiosity and planning the mission. I think they will be successful.
 
It would be a very big, and significant event for NASA and all of mankind if the Curiosity found some kind of life on Mars. Why? Well, people have always been wondering if there has been or if there is life on Mars. Now, if we actually discovered that, we would be able to bring down one of the living organisms from Mars, referred to as Martians, and study them. We could learn everything about them, if they're useful, intelligent, or dangerous. Then, a brand new species would be introduced to Earth. They could help us improve our world, if they are super smart! If there is life on Mars, then we could maybe even live there! Most likely there will be all the required things needed for us to live. We may also find resources like, coal. If we do, then economically, our world would do better. Then we could rely on our non reusable resources more often. However, not only good things would come from the discovery of new life. What if Martians were evil? Then they may invade us, ruin our world! Now, that does sound a little crazy, but the possibilities are endless, and we'll never truly know until the Curiosity's mission is over. I will keep reading about the Curiosity's progress, but that is my opinion on NASA's Curiosity.