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Take a 3D Spin on Mars and track NASA’s Perseverance Rover
Two interactive web experiences let you explore the Martian surface, as seen by cameras aboard the rover and orbiters flying overhead.
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NASA confirms thousands of massive, ancient volcanic eruptions on Mars
Scientists found evidence that a region of northern Mars called Arabia Terra experienced thousands of "super eruptions," the biggest volcanic eruptions known, over a 500-million-year period.
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Justin Simon Shepherds Perseverance through first phase of Martian rock sampling
The Johnson Space Center scientist was tasked with helping guide the way for mission's first cored Mars rock sample.
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Scientists believe Mars rock samples contain organic matter
Scientists believe some of the recently-collected rock samples taken by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover likely contain organic matter.
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First deep drilling success for ExoMars
ESA's Rosalind Franklin twin rover on Earth has drilled down and extracted samples 1.7 metres into the ground - much deeper than any other martian rover has ever attempted.
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NASA’s Ingenuity Helicopter Captures a Mars Rock Feature in 3D
NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter provided a 3D view of a rock-covered mound during its 13th flight on Sept.
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Flying On Mars is getting harder and harder
In the months since we flew for the first time, we have learned a great deal about operating a helicopter on Mars.
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NASA Mars Rover’s rock samples to be studied for signs of life
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has collected four rock samples since July from the planet's surface, in an area the agency considers a top prospect for finding signs of ancient microbial life, the agency said Thursday.
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MDA awarded contract for Japan’s Martian Moons Exploration Mission
MDA Ltd. been awarded the full contract from Mitsubishi Electric in Japan to provide a Laser Rangefinder (LRF) altimeter for the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) MMX (Martian Moons eXploration) mission.
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NASA’s Perseverance rover collects puzzle pieces of Mars’ history
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover successfully collected its first pair of rock samples, and scientists already are gaining new insights into the region.
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Mars rover’s first rock samples reveal lengthy water exposure
The first two rock samples examined by NASA's Mars rover Perseverance give scientists a firm belief that water inundated Jezero Crater for a sustained period of time, the agency announced Friday.
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NASA Mars mission begins a new chapter of science with a new leader
Dr. Shannon Curry, planetary scientist and the deputy assistant director of planetary science at the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) at the University of…
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Buttes on Mars may serve as radiation shelters
Mars has a "bad reputation" for its high exposure to radiation and it has neither a magnetic field nor a thick atmosphere to shelter its surface from high energy particles from outer space.
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China develops prototype Mars helicopter
The newly developed and recently unveiled prototype miniature helicopter drone, a possible means to support China's Mars missions, is designed to become a navigator for the Mars rover.
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NASA’s Perseverance rover collects first rock sample
NASA's Perseverance rover has completed the collection of the first sample of Martian rock, a core from Jezero Crater slightly thicker than a pencil.
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Mars: Perseverance rover takes a sample, Ingenuity notches 13th flight
NASA's Mars rover Perseverance has drilled and encapsulated the first rock sample ever taken on another planet, while the accompanying helicopter Ingenuity has completed its 13th flight.