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Tribute to Terrorism Victims on Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
09/11/11 |
| Summary: In September 2001, researchers building tools for NASA's Mars Exploration Rovers paid special tribute to victims of the attacks on September 11. Aluminum cuffs on the rock abrasion tools for Opportunity and Spirit were made from aluminum recovered from the destroyed World Trade Center towers. |
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Microbe Risk When Rover Wheels Hit Martian Dirt
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| Topic: Mars |
09/05/11 |
| Summary: NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission will use a new "sky crane" method to lower the SUV-sized rover onto the martian surface. This direct touchdown risks contaminating the Red Planet's surface with Earth microbes hitchhiking on the rover's wheels. |
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El Riesgo de Microbios Cuando las Ruedas del Rover Entran en Contacto con el Polvo de Marte
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| Topic: Mars |
09/05/11 |
| Summary: La misión Mars Science Laboratory de la NASA utilizará un nuevo método de grúa aérea, conocido como "sky crane", para descender un vehículo robótico de exploración (rover) del tamaño de un todoterreno sobre la superficie de Marte. Con este aterrizaje directo, la superficie del planeta rojo corre el riesgo de contaminarse con microbios terrestres alojados en las ruedas del rover. |
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Evidence of Water at Endeavour Crater
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| Topic: Mars |
09/02/11 |
| Summary: NASA's Mars rover Opportunity has discovered rocks that are different from anything previously seen on Mars. The rock exposures in Endeavour crater could date from early Mars, and will help scientists understand the potential for habitable environments in planet's past. |
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Out of Thin Martian Air
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| Topic: Mars |
08/22/11 |
| Summary: Mars has lost an ocean's worth of water, but to find where it all went will take satellites and computer models working in conjunction. |
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A Drop of Salt Water on Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
08/22/11 |
| Summary: A new NASA project will soon help answer questions about whether or not saltwater droplets are common on Mars and whether or not they could play a role in the survival of martian microbes. |
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Mars Channels Likely Caused by Lava
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| Topic: Mars |
08/21/11 |
| Summary: Some of the features on Mars that have been interpreted as large, ancient riverbeds might actually be evidence of massive, fast-moving, low-viscosity lava flows. The new study could have implications in the search for signs of past life on Mars. |
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