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How to Keep a Mars Tumbleweed Rover Moving
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| Topic: Mars |
05/24/12 |
| New research shows that a wind-driven "tumbleweed" rover could move across the rocky terrain of Mars. The findings could help NASA design such a vehicle for future missions. |
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Testing Martian Methane on Earth
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| Topic: Mars |
05/15/12 |
| Scientists in Washington state are preparing to conduct ground tests in support of a new Mars mission that could explore the martian atmosphere for signs of life. |
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Opportunity Rolling Again After its 5th Mars Winter
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| Topic: Mars |
05/15/12 |
| NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has driven off of Greeley Haven after surviving yet another martian winter. Opportunity will now make its way toward veins in the bedrock on the northern edge of Cape York to study whether or not they contain minerals deposited by flowing water. |
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Large Changes in Martian Sand Dunes
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| Topic: Mars |
05/12/12 |
| NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed that sand dune fields on Mars move on a scale similar to those on Earth, even though Mars' atmosphere is much thinner. |
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Paydirt at Mars Rover Site
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| Topic: Mars |
05/07/12 |
| A new report details the discoveries of NASA's Opportunity mars rover at the rim of Endeavour Crater. The findings shed new light on the history of water on Mars and the potential for habitable environments in Mars' past. |
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Mars Rover Starts its 9th Year
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| Topic: Mars |
05/01/12 |
| Eight years after landing on Mars, the Opportunity rover has gained access to geological deposits from an earlier period in martian history than anything it has previously examined. |
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The History of Volcanism on Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
04/30/12 |
| Fiver years of data from the Mars Express mission has revealed new insights about what lies beneath the largest volcanoes on Mars. |
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Martian Volcanic Glass Could Be Hotspot for Life
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| Topic: Mars |
04/26/12 |
| Water may have played a role in forming plains of volcanic glass that spread across nearly a third of Mars. The discovery of this volcanic glass could steer scientists toward subglacial lakes where martian life could thrive. |
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Lava Coils on Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
04/26/12 |
| Images of lava flows in Mars have revealed spiral patterns that resemble snail shells. The patterns indicate possible interactions between lava and floods of water. |
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