Sometimes half measures can be a good thing – especially on a journey this long. The agency’s latest rover only has about 146 million miles left to reach its destination.
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Salts Could Be Important Piece of Martian Organic Puzzle
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A NASA team has found that organic, or carbon-containing, salts are likely present on Mars, with implications for the...
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Flight 45 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight: 45 Flight date: No earlier than 02/22/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 1,614.38 feet (492.063 meters) Flight time:...
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NASA’s Mars Helicopter Survives First Cold Martian Night on Its Own
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NASA’s Ingenuity helicopter can be seen on Mars as viewed by the Perseverance rover’s rear Hazard Camera on April...
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Testing Rocks on Earth to Help NASA’s Perseverance Work on Mars
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Using carefully selected terrestrial rocks, engineers try to figure out how to work with crumbly rocks like the one...
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5 Hidden Gems Are Riding Aboard NASA’s Perseverance Rover
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The symbols, mottos, and small objects added to the agency’s newest Mars rover serve a variety of purposes, from...
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10 Years Since Landing, NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Still Has Drive
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Despite signs of wear, the intrepid spacecraft is about to start an exciting new chapter of its mission as...
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Flight 50 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight: 50 Expected Flight date: 04/05/2023 Horizontal distance: 1,005.3 feet (306.4 meters) Flight time: 138.58 seconds Max...
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Sensors on Mars 2020 Spacecraft Answer Long-Distance Call From Earth
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Instruments tailored to collect data during the descent of NASA’s next rover through the Red Planet’s atmosphere have been...
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