By Nadia Gilani, Thomas Durante and Associated Press PUBLISHED: 22:33 EST, 15 January 2013 | UPDATED: 22:33 EST, 15 January 2013 Incredible new images from the surface of Mars have provided a new glimpse into the NASA mission, including more possible evidence that there was once water on the on the Red Planet. They are the latest in a series of snaps from the Martian landscape that have come courtesy of the Curiosity rover, which has been on the planet since August 5. The new photos came on the heels of an incredible photo from Mars' surface that appeared to be a flower blooming among the rocks.
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So called ‘Martian-flower’ captured by NASA’s Curiosity rover appears to be blooming on the red planet
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NASA says it is not debris as appears to be growing from rocky surface
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Space fans speculate it could be quartz embedded in the rock
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