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Mars Orbiter spots rover ascending Mount Sharp
In an image captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Martian rover Curiosity can been seen as a bright blue speck ascending the rocky terrain of Mount Sharp.
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Opportunity collecting panoramas of high-value targets at Endeavour Crater
Opportunity is at the top of Perseverance Valley on the rim of Endeavour crater.
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Martian Crater Provides Reminder of Apollo Moonwalk
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity passed near a young crater this spring during the 45th anniversary of Apollo 16's trip to Earth's moon, prompting a connection between two missions.
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MAVEN’s top 10 discoveries at Mars
On June 17, NASA's MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution Mission) will celebrate 1,000 Earth days in orbit around the Red Planet.
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Elon Musk’s vision of a self-sustaining city on Mars published in New Space
The Commentary entitled "Making Humans a Multi-Planetary Species presents the vision of Elon Musk, CEO of SpaceX, for future manned trips to other planets and specifically what will be needed to create a self-sustaining city on Mars.
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Russian Institute to Start Long-Haul Mars Mission Simulations in November
The first among a series of psychological experiments designed to look into problems that might arise in a mixed crew on its way to Mars will start in November…
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Hot rocks, not warm atmosphere, led to relatively recent water-carved valleys on Mars
Present-day Mars is a frozen desert, colder and more arid than Antarctica, and scientists are fairly sure it's been that way for at least the last 3 billion years.
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Walkabout Above ‘Perseverance Valley’
Opportunity is at the top of "Perseverance Valley" on the rim of Endeavour Crater.
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NASA Finds Evidence of Diverse Environments in Curiosity Samples
NASA scientists have found a wide diversity of minerals in the initial samples of rocks collected by the Curiosity rover in the lowermost layers of Mount Sharp on Mars, suggesting that conditions changed in the water environments on the planet over time.
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Window to a watery past on Mars
This 70 km-wide crater and its surrounds offer a window into the watery past of the Red Planet.
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Opportunity Surveying the spillway into Perseverance Valley
Opportunity is at the top of Perseverance Valley on the rim of Endeavour crater.
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Collateral damage from cosmic rays increases cancer risks for Mars astronauts
The cancer risk for a human mission to Mars has effectively doubled following a UNLV study predicting a dramatic increase in the disease for astronauts traveling to the red planet or on long-term missions outside the protection of Earth's magnetic field.
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Study estimates amount of water needed to carve Martian valleys
A new study led by Northern Illinois University geography professor Wei Luo calculates the amount of water needed to carve the ancient network of valleys on Mars and concludes the Red Planet's surface was once much more watery than previously thought.
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Curiosity Peels Back Layers on Ancient Martian Lake
A long-lasting lake on ancient Mars provided stable environmental conditions that differed significantly from one part of the lake to another, according to a…
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Halos discovered on Mars widen time frame for potential life
Lighter-toned bedrock that surrounds fractures and comprises high concentrations of silica--called "halos"--has been found in Gale crater on Mars, indicating that the planet had liquid water much longer than previously believed.
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Illinois Company Among Hundreds Supporting NASA Mission to Mars
Few people who live along a quiet, tree-lined stretch of Fulton Street realize that inside the buildings at the end of their neighborhood, the future of human spaceflight is taking shape.