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Satisfying Our Curiosity
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| Topic: Mars |
06/29/10 |
| Summary: NASA's Curiosity rover - part of the upcoming Mars Science Laboratory mission - has been outfitted with an onboard X-Ray instrument that will help scientists determine if Mars was once habitable for life. The mission is currently scheduled for launch in late 2011. |
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More Evidence for Widespread Water on Early Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
06/27/10 |
| Summary: New evidence supports theories that conditions favorable for life may have existed all over the surface of ancient Mars. ESA's Mars Express and NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have identified hydrated silicate minerals in the northern lowlands of Mars, indicating that water once flowed there. |
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Ocean Covered One-Third of Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
06/16/10 |
| Summary: A new study shows that a vast ocean likely covered one-third of the surface of Mars 3.5 billion years ago. If liquid water was present on ancient Mars, it is possible that habitats for life persisted as well. |
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Drilling Down into Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
06/07/10 |
| Summary: NASA´s Phoenix lander revealed water ice mere inches beneath the martian surface, and chemical evidence from the landing site strongly hints that the region is habitable. But learning whether there is life in martian ice will require drilling â€" and drilling on Mars will be anything but easy. |
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Calibrated for Carbonates
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| Topic: Mars |
06/05/10 |
| Summary: NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has identified an outcrop of rock that only could have formed in water that was not acidic. The finding is crucial in understanding the planet's early climate and the potential for habitable environments on ancient Mars. |
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Tumbleweed Rovers for Mars
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| Topic: Mars |
06/04/10 |
| Summary: A new computer model could help researchers develop better wind-powered 'tumbleweed' rovers for use on Mars. Such rovers could provide an energy-efficient way of exploring the martian surface and gathering further data concerning the potential for past or present life on Mars. |
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Mars was Wet, but was it Warm?
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| Topic: Mars |
05/31/10 |
| Summary: Mars is frozen today, but when it was young there may have been liquid water on its surface. What does the latest evidence indicate about the ancient martian climate? Understanding the past environment of Mars can help future missions "follow the water" in the search for alien life. |
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Mystery of Mars Spirals Solved
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| Topic: Mars |
05/29/10 |
| Summary: Scientists have solved a pair of decade-old mysteries concerning the northern ice cap of Mars. In the process, they have unlocked new information about climate change on the red planet, helping astrobiologists further understand the potential for past life on Mars. |
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Phoenix Crushed by Frost
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| Topic: Mars |
05/26/10 |
| Summary: NASA's Phoenix mission has ended operations after repeated attempts to contact the lander were unsuccessful. A new image from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows that Phoenix's solar panels may have suffered severe ice damage during the cold, dark winter. |
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Mars Contamination Dust-Up
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| Topic: Mars |
05/17/10 |
| Summary: A new study finds that microbes on spacecraft might be able to survive on Mars longer than previously thought. The key to their survival? Dust. |
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