Dr. Shannon Curry, planetary scientist and the deputy assistant director of planetary science at the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL) at the University of California, Berkeley, has assumed leadership of NASA’s first mission devoted to studying the Martian atmosphere.
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MOXIE Could Help Future Rockets Launch Off Mars
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NASA’s Perseverance rover carries a device to convert Martian air into oxygen that, if produced on a larger scale,...
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NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover Reroutes Away From ‘Gator-Back’ Rocks
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To avoid patches of knife-edged rocks, the mission has taken an alternative path up Mount Sharp. Read More
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NASA’s Mars Fleet Lays Low As Sun Moves Between Earth and Red Planet
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The missions will continue collecting data about the Red Planet, though engineers back on Earth will stop sending commands...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Measures Intriguing Carbon Signature on Mars
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The type of carbon is associated with biological processes on Earth. Curiosity scientists offer several explanations for the unusual...
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NASA’s Mars Helicopter Spots Gear That Helped Perseverance Rover Land
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Eyeing some of the components that enabled the rover to get safely to the Martian surface could provide valuable...
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NASA’s Odyssey Orbiter Marks 20 Historic Years of Mapping Mars
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For two decades, the longest-lived spacecraft at the Red Planet has helped locate water ice, assess landing sites, and...
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Team Behind NASA’s Newest Mars Rover to Honor Persevering Students
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Middle schoolers who have pushed past obstacles to reach their academic goals will be celebrated by the mission team...
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NASA Marks 25 Years Since Pathfinder Touched Down on Mars
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The newly deployed Sojourner rover – the first of its kind on the Red Planet – sits on the...
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