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Mars Daily Editorial Team

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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.

The mysterious origins of Martian meteorites

Pasadena CA (SPX) May 05, 2023 - In August 1865, a 10-pound rock fell from space to Earth, landing with a bang in the remote village of Sherghati, India. After being recovered by witnesses to the event, the stone passed into the po

May 5, 2023

Aerovironment awarded $10M JPL to co-design and develop two helicopters for Mars Sample Return mission

Arlingtonw VA (SPX) May 04, 2023 - AeroVironment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAV) has been awarded a $10 million contract by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) to co-design and co-develop conceptual designs and engineering development units

May 4, 2023

Brushing Ubajnara: Sols 3819-3820

Pasadena CA (JPL) May 04, 2023 - Tactical planning started an hour and a half later than usual this morning, because we had to wait for better-illuminated Navcam images of the Ubajara block (seen at bottom center in this image). Th

May 4, 2023

Alberta researcher to help select samples to bring back from Mars

Edmonton, Canada (SPX) May 03, 2023 - A University of Alberta researcher is among a group of scientists choosing which samples NASA's rover Perseverance will gather on Mars to bring back for analysis on Earth. For this mission, r

May 3, 2023

Examining a Potential Drill Spot: Sols 3817-3818

Pasadena CA (JPL) May 03, 2023 - Our weekend drive got us into a good position to attempt to examine a block we might attempt to drill. We don't dive right in; we have to make sure this is in fact where we want to drill. This means

May 3, 2023

Zhurong Rover finds evidence of water at low latitudes on modern Mars

Beijing, China (SPX) May 02, 2023 - The Zhurong rover has found evidence of water on dune surfaces on modern Mars by providing key observational proof of liquid water at low Martian latitudes, according to a study led by Prof. QIN Xia

May 2, 2023

Just a Little Scoot: Sols 3814-3816

Pasadena CA (JPL) May 02, 2023 - We arrived this morning to Curiosity at a new location with some bright toned, and more rounded rocks in our vicinity. Unfortunately, we could look but not touch as our wheels were positioned such t

May 2, 2023

Ensuring robotic arm safety during abrasions

Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 28, 2023 - This past week, the Perseverance rover has driven to a rock outcrop called Echo Creek, situating itself just west of the Belva crater rim peppered with large flagstone rocks suitable for its next ta

Apr 28, 2023

New findings indicate gene-edited rice might survive in Martian soil

Fayetteville AR (SPX) Apr 27, 2023 - Andy Weir's bestselling 2011 book, The Martian, features botanist Mark Watney's efforts to grow food on Mars after he becomes stranded there. While Watney's initial efforts focus on growing potatoes

Apr 27, 2023

Sols 3812-3813: Tiny Sticks Poking Out at Us

Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 27, 2023 - I am 'shadow' Geo science team lead (GeoSTL) today, helping a new colleague to learn the details of the role. It's so amazing that we train the next generation, in year 11 of our mission. I still re

Apr 27, 2023

China plans to retrieve Martian soil by 2030

Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2023 - China's Chang'e 5 robotic mission created history when it brought back samples from the lunar surface in 2020, and now, Chinese space scientists have set their sights on another celestial body - Mar

Apr 26, 2023

China releases first panoramic images of Mars

Beijing (XNA) Apr 26, 2023 - China published on Monday the first global panoramic images of Mars taken by the country's Tianwen 1 mission. The color images include the Robinson projection, Mercator projection, azimuthal p

Apr 26, 2023

Pioneering research sheds new light on the origins and composition of planet Mars

Bristol UK (SPX) Apr 26, 2023 - A new study has uncovered intriguing insights into the liquid core at the centre of Mars, furthering understanding of the planet's formation and evolution. The research, led by the University

Apr 26, 2023

Curiosity: Move slowly and don’t break things: Sols 3810-3811

Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 26, 2023 - As the blog for sols 3807-3809 noted, we have cleared the canyon! The accompanying Left Navcam image shows the view back down the canyon, showing all those tricky rocks we had to climb over. You can

Apr 26, 2023

NASA Retires Mineral Mapping Instrument on Mars Orbiter

Pasadena CA (JPL) Apr 26, 2023 - One of six instruments aboard the agency's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, CRISM produced global maps of minerals on the Red Planet's surface. NASA switched off one of its oldest instruments studying M

Apr 26, 2023

Mars reveals liquid core as scientists measure first seismic waves

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 25, 2023 - Scientists have confirmed that Mars' core is liquid as seismic wave measurements have given valuable first-time clues about how the Red Planet was formed.

Apr 25, 2023