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Solar System
Mars
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Opportunity's Endeavor
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| Topic: Mars |
08/12/11 |
| After a journey of almost three years, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has reached Endeavour crater. Here the rover will study rocks that could shed new light on the history of the martian climate and the potential for past life on Mars. |
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Mars' North Pole in Transition
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| Topic: Mars |
08/10/11 |
| New images from ESA's Mars Express show the north polar cap during the planet's summer solstice. At this time of year, the carbon dioxide ice has gone and only a bright cap of water ice remains. |
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Water Flows on the Surface of Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
08/05/11 |
| Observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars. The findings could have implications in the study of potential habitats for life on Mars. |
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MSL to Land at Gale Crater
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| Topic: Mars |
07/23/11 |
| NASA´s next Mars rover will land at the foot of a layered mountain inside the planet´s Gale Crater. The Mars Science Laboratory will study whether the region had favorable environmental conditions for supporting microbial life and for preserving clues about whether life ever existed. |
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20 Miles on Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
07/21/11 |
| Seven years into what was planned as a three-month mission, NASA's Opportunity rover has driven more than 50 times its original distance goal. |
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Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
07/07/11 |
| Where will MSL land? NASA has narrowed the options down to two potential sites on the red planet. |
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Desert Varnish on Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
07/05/11 |
| Scientists are seeing new evidence that suggests traces of water on Mars are under a thin varnish of iron oxide, or rust, similar to conditions found on desert rocks in California's Mojave Desert. The findings could have implications in the search for signs of past or present life on the red planet. |
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The Next Mars Rover, in Action
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| Topic: Mars |
06/28/11 |
| NASA's Mars Science Laboratory has arrived at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida and will begin its journey to Mars later this year. In preparation for the mission, NASA has released an animated movie that details the dramatic events that MSL will face in 2012 as it makes its landing on the red planet. |
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