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MSL Camera Picks a Penny
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| Topic: Mars |
02/09/12 |
| NASA's Curiosity rover carries a unique calibration target for its Mars Hand Lens Imager - including a Lincoln penny. |
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Evidence for Mars Ocean 3 Billion Years Ago
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| Topic: Mars |
02/07/12 |
| Mars Express has detected sediments on Mars that are reminiscent of an ocean floor. The low-density materials are found in the planet's northern plains, and are a strongly suggest that an ocean was once present. |
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Mars Drought Makes Life Unlikely
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| Topic: Mars |
02/06/12 |
| Mars may have been arid for more than 600 million years, making it too hostile for any life to survive on the planet's surface. |
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Eight Years of Opportunity
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| Topic: Mars |
01/28/12 |
| Eight years after landing on Mars, NASA's Opportunity rover is still returning important data about the potential for past life on the red planet. Five months ago, Opportunity reached Endeavour Crater, where it discovered geological deposits that are older than anything the rover examined in its first seven years. |
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Three Generations of Rovers
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| Topic: Mars |
01/24/12 |
| NASA Mars rovers have come a long way in terms of size and capability since the rebirth of Red Planet surface exploration just 15 years ago – spanning from 1997 to 2012. NASA's newest rover, Curiosity, is scheduled to touch down on Mars in August of 2012. |
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Astrobiology Top 10: Mars Mission Lifts Off
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| Topic: Mars |
01/02/12 |
| Astrobiology Magazine is highlighting the top 10 stories of 2011. In the top story of the year, NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) and its Curiosity rover blast off on an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The historic astrobiology mission is now heading to Mars. |
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Astrobiology Top 10: Water Flows on the Surface of Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
12/31/11 |
| Astrobiology Magazine is highlighting the top 10 stories of 2011. At number three, observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars. The findings could have implications in the study of potential habitats for life on Mars. (Originally published 08/05/2011) |
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Astrobiology Top 10: Lost Spirit
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| Topic: Mars |
12/28/11 |
| Astrobiology Magazine is highlighting the top 10 stories of 2011. At number six, NASA ends operational planning activities for the Mars rover Spirit. This marked the end of one of the most successful missions of interplanetary exploration ever launched. (Originally published 05/27/2011) |
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