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Comparing Mounds in Spain and Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
04/06/11 |
| Strange surface features created by ancient subterranean springs in Spain may provide new clues relevant to the search for water on Mars. |
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Getting to Mars Means Stopping and Landing
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| Topic: Mars |
04/04/11 |
| With the space shuttle program reaching its end, scientists are focusing on technology that can take humans beyond Earth. All eyes are on Mars, but designing a spacecraft that can travel to and land on the Red Planet remains a prime challenge. |
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Spirit Stays Silent
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| Topic: Mars |
03/20/11 |
| NASA's Spirit Mars rover's location on Mars recieved maximum sunshine for the martian year last week... but still no signal from Spirit has been heard. If no communications are established in the next month or two, the mission team will shift to single-rover operations, focusing on Spirit's active twin, Opportunity. |
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Some of Mars´ Missing Carbon Dioxide May Be Buried
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| Topic: Mars |
03/11/11 |
| Rocks on Mars that were excavated by crater-blasting impacts may indicate one possible way that Mars' atmosphere has become much less dense than it used to be. The findings could have implications for understanding whether or not Mars once had environments capable of supporting life. |
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Testing Mars Missions in Morocco
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| Topic: Mars |
03/10/11 |
| Martian-like landscapes in Morocco provide testing grounds for the next generation of Mars exploration missions. |
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The Scars of Impacts on Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
03/08/11 |
| ESA's Mars Express has returned images of an elongated impact crater that could help scientists understand how these unique craters are formed. Features of the crater could also provide new information about the potential presence of water that was melted due to the heat of the impact. |
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The Next Mars Rover's X-Ray Vision
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| Topic: Mars |
02/22/11 |
| NASA's next Mars mission will carry a 'chemical element reader' that can measure the chemical ingredients in rocks and soil. The instrument is one of many that the Mars Science Laboratory will use to determine if Mars was once habitable for life as we know it. |
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Making the Search for Mars Life Easier
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| Topic: Mars |
02/15/11 |
| New technology may make finding life on Mars easier. According to new research, adding a laser and ion funnel to a mass spectrometer, a rover could directly analyze materials on Mars without directly handling the samples. |
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NASA Mars Rover Will Check for Ingredients of Life
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| Topic: Mars |
02/15/11 |
| The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument has been carefully installed on NASA's next Mars rover. SAM is part of the Mars Science Laboratory mission, which is scheduled to launch in November of 2011, and will search for organic molecules on the surface of Mars. |
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Solving the Puzzle of Why Mars is so Small
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| Topic: Mars |
02/14/11 |
| Scientists studying planet formation have long been trying to determine why Mars is so small. A new model may help solve the mystery. The study could alter ideas about the early solar system and change our understanding of how small, rocky planets form and evolve. |
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