The agency’s latest and most complex mission to the Red Planet has touched down at Jezero Crater. Now it’s time to begin testing the health of the rover.
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Clays, Not Water, Are Likely Source of Mars ‘Lakes’
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Three studies published in the past month have cast doubt on the premise of subsurface lakes below the Martian...
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NASA Prepares to Say ‘Farewell’ to InSight Spacecraft
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A closer look at what goes into wrapping up the mission as the spacecraft’s power supply continues to dwindle....
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NASA Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Prepares for First Flight
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Now uncocooned from its protective carbon-fiber shield, the helicopter is being readied for its next steps. Read More
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Sends Sneak Peek of Mars Landing
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The six-wheeled robot’s latest data since touching down yesterday include a hi-res image captured as the rover’s jetpack lowered...
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NASA’s InSight Finds Three Big Marsquakes, Thanks to Solar-Panel Dusting
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The lander cleared enough dust from one solar panel to keep its seismometer on through the summer, allowing scientists...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover to Begin Building Martian Sample Depot
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The 10 sample tubes being dropped on Mars’ surface so they can be studied on Earth in...
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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 Extends Exploration for 8 Planetary Science Missions
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Among the missions are InSight, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey, and Curiosity, all of which have been critical to...