A NASA team has found that organic, or carbon-containing, salts are likely present on Mars, with implications for the Red Planet’s past habitability.
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NASA’s Perseverance Team Assessing First Mars Sampling Attempt
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The rover continues to explore Jezero Crater while the team assesses today’s activities. Read More
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NASA InSight’s ‘Mole’ Is Out of Sight
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Now that the heat probe is just below the Martian surface, InSight’s arm will scoop some additional soil on...
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Media Telecon Materials – March 5, 2021
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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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InSight Is Meeting the Challenge of Winter on Dusty Mars
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As dust collects on the solar panels and winter comes to Elysium Planitia, the team is following a plan...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Captures Shining Clouds on Mars
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The science team is studying the clouds, which arrived earlier and formed higher than expected, to learn more about...
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NASA Begins Testing Robotics to Bring First Samples Back From Mars
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Engineers are developing the crucial hardware needed for a series of daring space missions that will be carried out...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Will Peer Beneath Mars’ Surface
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The agency’s newest rover will use the first ground-penetrating radar instrument on the Martian surface to help search for...
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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...