The Mars rover has drilled three samples of rock in this clay-enriched region since arriving in July.
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NASA’s Curiosity Team Names Martian Hill That Serves as Mission ‘Gateway’
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The name honors recently deceased mission scientist Rafael Navarro-González, who helped lead the team that identified ancient organic compounds...
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Reaches a Total of 30 Minutes Aloft
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With its recent 17th flight, the Red Planet rotorcraft reaches an airborne milestone the team never considered achievable. Its...
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NASA to Host Briefing on Perseverance Mars Rover Mission Operations
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Members of the mission will discuss the rover’s activities as it gathers samples in an ancient river delta. Read...
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Global Trio of Orbiters Shows Small Dust Storms Help Dry Out Mars
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By combining observations from three international spacecraft at Mars, scientists were able to show that regional dust storms play...
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Flight 47 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight: 47 Flight date: No earlier than 03/09/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 1410.728 feet (429.99 meters) Flight time (nominal, w/ max...
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NASA InSight’s ‘Mole’ Ends Its Journey on Mars
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The heat probe hasn’t been able to gain the friction it needs to dig, but the mission has been...
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Flight 35 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight number: 35 Date of flight: NET Dec. 3 Flight duration: 52.22 seconds Horizontal flight distance: 50 feet (15 meters) ...
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Twin of NASA’s Perseverance Mars Rover Begins Terrain Tests
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OPTIMISM, the full-scale engineering model of Perseverance, begins a series of rigorous tests to assess the risk of potential...