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Mars Daily Editorial Team

Editorial Team

The Mars Daily Editorial Team produces Mars Daily's coverage of Mars exploration and science. We report on rovers and orbiters, sample-return and human-Mars planning, and the geology, atmosphere and astrobiology of the Red Planet. Articles reflect our team's collective editorial process, source verification, drafting, technical review, and editing, rather than a single writer's work. Mars Daily takes editorial responsibility for content under this byline. For more on how we work, see our editorial policy.

Spirit Switchbacking Uphill

Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 11, 2005 - Spirit continues slipping in sandy terrain but forges ahead using crafty techniques such as switchbacking and creating a zigzag course.

Apr 11, 2005

Undeterred By Mars Setback, Europe Sets Eye On Rover For 2011 Mission

London (AFP) Apr 08, 2005 - Unfazed by the loss of its Martian lander in December 2003, the European Space Agency (ESA) last Friday set its sights on sending a rover to the Red Planet in 2011 to join the search for traces of life.

Apr 8, 2005

Lego Biology

Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 07, 2005 - Chris McKay, a planetary scientist at the Ames Research Center, has long been investigating the coldest and driest places on Earth. These harsh environments - and the ability of life to adapt there - could point the way to finding life on Mars.

Apr 7, 2005

Durable Mars Rovers Sent Into Third Overtime Period

Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 06, 2005 - NASA has approved up to 18 more months of operations for Spirit and Opportunity, the twin Mars rovers that have already surprised engineers and scientists by continuing active exploration for more than 14 months.

Apr 6, 2005

Chemical Guidebook May Help Mars Rover Track Extraterrestrial Life

Moscow ID (SPX) Apr 05, 2005 - To help a NASA rover eventually hunt for life on Mars, scientists are writing a chemical guidebook to aid the search for extraterrestrial life.

Apr 5, 2005

The Martian Mortal Coil

Moffett Field CA (SPX) Apr 05, 2005 - While the Spirit and Opportunity rovers continue to investigate Mars, scientists are already testing more advanced rovers for future missions.

Apr 5, 2005

Opportunity Takes Soil Survey As Rover Drives Over 200 Meters A Day

Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 05, 2005 - Sometimes Opportunity needs to stop and smell the roses ... uh, or the soil as the case may be. This week, the science team chose to examine the mineral content of the rippled ground before continuing the southward trek.

Apr 5, 2005

Spirit Slipping On New Terrain

Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 05, 2005 - Spirit is heading toward the summit of Husband Hill. The rover has been making slow progress recently due to slippage on new, sandy terrain, but it is persevering to reach the target.

Apr 5, 2005

The Medusa Fossae Formation On Mars

Paris (ESA) Mar 30, 2005 - These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show part of the Medusa Fossae formation and adjacent areas at the highland-lowland boundary on Mars.

Mar 30, 2005

Crossing The Treeline

Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 29, 2005 - Chris McKay, a planetary scientist at the Ames Research Center, has long been investigating the coldest and driest places on Earth. These harsh environments - and the ability of life to adapt there - could point the way to finding life on Mars.

Mar 29, 2005

Martian Fire And Ice

Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 23, 2005 - Shifting glaciers and exploding volcanoes aren't confined to Mars' distant past, according to two new reports in the journal Nature.

Mar 23, 2005

Warming Up To A Martian Carcass

Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 23, 2005 - The detection of methane on Mars has generated a lot of speculation about what could possibly be producing it. Is it coming out of active volcanoes?

Mar 23, 2005

Busy With The Robotic Arm

Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 22, 2005 - After some accumulated dust was blown off of Spirit's solar panels on sol 420 (March 9, 2005), the rover has been producing over 800 watt-hours of energy per sol, about twice as much as before the solar-array cleaning event.

Mar 22, 2005

Hourglass Shaped Craters Filled With Traces Of Glaciers

Paris, France (SPX) Mar 20, 2005 - This image, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, shows flow features most likely formed by glaciers or block glaciers.

Mar 20, 2005

Opportunity Rover By Buried Vostok Crater

Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 18, 2005 - After a long, sustained series of traverses (with a few stops along the way to see the sights) Opportunity has reached Vostok Crater. The rover began a set of in-situ measurements on the soil and rock of Vostok.

Mar 18, 2005

Fire And Ice: Mars Images Reveal Recent Volcanic And Glacial Activity

Providence RI (SPX) Mar 17, 2005 - Shifting glaciers and exploding volcanoes aren't confined to Mars' distant past, according two new reports in the journal Nature.

Mar 17, 2005