When the agency’s newest rover mission searches for fossilized microscopic life on the Red Planet, how will scientists know whether they’ve found it?
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Flight 58 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 58 Expected flight date: 09/11/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 171.38 meters Flight time: 129.8 seconds Flight altitude:...
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NASA to Provide Update on Perseverance ‘Firsts’ Since Mars Landing
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Mission team members are participating in a virtual teleconference to discuss milestones achieved so far since the Feb. 18...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects Puzzle Pieces of Mars’ History
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The rocks it has analyzed for sample collection are helping the team better understand a past marked by volcanic...
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NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft Stuns with Ultraviolet Views of Red Planet
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NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission acquired stunning views of Mars in two ultraviolet images...
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NASA’s InSight Detects Two Sizable Quakes on Mars
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The magnitude 3.3 and 3.1 temblors originated in a region called Cerberus Fossae, further supporting the idea that this...
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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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NASA’s Curiosity Finds Surprise Clues to Mars’ Watery Past
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Among other discoveries made by the rover, rippled rock textures suggest lakes existed in a region of...
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Flight 53 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 53 Expected Flight date: 07/22/2023 Horizontal flight distance: 666.34 feet (203.1 meters) Flight time: 136.82 seconds Flight...
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