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Professor Plays Vital Role In Mars Water Breakthrough
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 11, 2008 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has recently confirmed what space scientists have suspected for a long time: There is water on Mars.
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ROTOZIP Duracut Bit Helps Phoenix Collect Martian Soil Samples
Mt. Prospect IL (SPX) Aug 11, 2008 - The ROTOZIP Duracut Zip Bit, paired with a high-speed rasp, has enabled NASA's Phoenix Lander to collect valuable soil samples. NASA scientists confirmed the ROTOZIP-enabled rasp is the first tool in history to successfully cut into the permafrost surface of another planet and acquire a sample for analysis.
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With Batteries Charged, Spirit Is Ready For More Science
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 08, 2008 - Spirit has fully recovered from a recent rundown in battery power. Energy has improved to levels not seen since sol (Martian day) 1604 (July 7, 2008). The hit in battery energy was primarily the result of data transmissions taking place later in the day, when less solar energy was available.
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4Frontiers Awarded Grant To Investigate Mars Greenhouse Materials
Tampa FL (SPX) Aug 06, 2008 - 4Frontiers Corporation, a NewSpace technology, entertainment and education company, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a $25,000 research grant from the Florida Space Grant Consortium (FSGC), as part of the Florida Space Research and Education Grant Program.
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About Water On Mars, The Origins Of Life And The Future Of Earth
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 06, 2008 - Martian water has been touched and tasted by NASA's Phoenix lander spacecraft, which has identified water in a sample of soil collected from Mars. This will expand our so far fragmented and incomplete knowledge about the origins of the Solar System.
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Martian Soil May Contain Toxic Compounds Harmful To Life
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Aug 06, 2008 - Data gathered by NASA's Phoenix lander on Mars have revealed the red planet's soil could contain a toxic substance that would make it less likely that life formed there.
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Perchlorate salts: a major find on Mars
Tucson (UPI) Aug 6, 2008 - U.S. space agency scientists say the discovery of perchlorate salts on Mars makes them reassess how they think about possible Martian life.
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Phoenix Mars Team Opens Window On Scientific Process
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 06, 2008 - Phoenix Mars mission scientists spoke today on research in progress concerning an ongoing investigation of perchlorate salts detected in soil analyzed by the wet chemistry laboratory aboard NASA's Phoenix Lander.
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NASA Spacecraft Analyzing Martian Soil Data
Pasadena CA (SPX) Aug 05, 2008 - Scientists are analyzing results from soil samples delivered several weeks ago to science instruments on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to understand the landing site's soil chemistry and mineralogy.
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Mission Extended As Phoenix Confirms Martian Water
Tucson AZ (SPX) Aug 01, 2008 - Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. The lander's robotic arm delivered the sample Wednesday to an instrument that identifies vapors produced by the heating of samples.
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Mars Express Acquires Sharpest Images Of Martian Moon Phobos
Mars Express closed in on the intriguing martian moon Phobos at 6:49 CEST on 23 July, flying past at 3 km/s, only 93 km from the moon.
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NASA extends ‘successful’ Phoenix lander mission
Los Angeles (AFP) July 31, 2008 - NASA scientists said Thursday the agency was extending the Mars mission of its Phoenix lander until the end of September, describing its progress so far as very successful.
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KODAK Imaging Technology Explores Mars
Rochester NY (SPX) Jul 30, 2008 - As the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) approaches the three-year anniversary of its launch, imaging technology from Eastman Kodak continues to enable the orbiter to explore the red planet as never before.
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Phoenix Lander Working With Sticky Soil
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 30, 2008 - Scientists and engineers on NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission spent the weekend examining how the icy soil on Mars interacts with the scoop on the lander's robotic arm, while trying different techniques to deliver a sample to one of the instruments.
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Phoenix Revises Method To Deliver Icy Sample
Tucson AZ (SPX) Jul 29, 2008 - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm will use a revised collection-and-delivery sequence overnight Sunday with the goal of depositing an icy soil sample in the lander's oven.
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Can People Live On Mars
Moscow (RIA Novosti) Jul 28, 2008 - The discovery of ice immediately under the surface of Mars is increasing the chances of finding life there. Water is more than the key to the origin of life. Water on Mars raises intriguing questions.