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Solar System
Mars
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| Roses for the Red Planet |
| Topic: Mars |
04/18/01 |
| Scientists discuss the importance and the possible risks of seeding the Red Planet. |
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| Life's Chemical Fingerprints |
| Topic: Mars |
04/09/01 |
| Using a technique called Raman spectroscopy, researchers are developing instruments that may one day search for life on Mars, Europa, or Callisto. |
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| Return to the Red Planet |
| Topic: Mars |
04/06/01 |
| On Saturday, April 7, NASA's next mission to Mars is set to launch. The 2001 Mars Odyssey will investigate the history of water on the Red Planet. |
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| Taking the Temperature of a Martian Meteorite |
| Topic: Mars |
04/02/01 |
| A chunk of Mars that was hurled to Earth remained cool enough to preserve any microorganisms aboard. So says a group of researchers who have examined martian meteorite ALH84001. |
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| Can Liquid Water Exist on Present-day Mars? |
| Topic: Mars |
03/26/01 |
| Scientific consensus holds that liquid water cannot exist on the surface of Mars. But now a pair of scientists argue that liquid water in limited amounts and for limited times may indeed be present on Mars' surface. |
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| Two Rovers in Search of a Landing Site |
| Topic: Mars |
03/02/01 |
| In the spring of 2003, NASA will send two rovers to Mars to search for signs of water in the planet's ancient past. But where exactly on Mars should they look for it? |
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| Seeing Mars through a Test Tube |
| Topic: Mars |
02/09/01 |
| By recreating the Martian surface in the laboratory, NASA scientists may have begun to answer two questions: why the Martian surface is so red, and why organic life has not yet been found there. |
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| Thawing Mars |
| Topic: Mars |
01/22/01 |
| Greenhouse gases might one day be used to warm the cold surface of Mars, and make the planet habitable for humans. |
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