The findings by rover scientists highlight the diversity of samples geologists and future scientists associated with the agency’s Mars Sample Return program will have to study.
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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 Reaches Mars Ridge Where Water Left Debris Pileup
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Believed to be a remnant of powerful ancient debris flows, Gediz Vallis Ridge is a destination long...
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Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet
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The agency’s latest and most complex mission to the Red Planet has touched down at Jezero Crater. Now it’s...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Collects First Mars Rock Sample
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The rock core is now enclosed in an airtight titanium sample tube, and will be available for retrieval in...
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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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Flight 72 Preview – By the Numbers
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Flight 72 Expected flight date: 01/18/2024 Horizontal flight distance: 0 meters Expected flight time: 32.08 seconds Flight altitude: 12 meters...
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NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Reaches a Total of 30 Minutes Aloft
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With its recent 17th flight, the Red Planet rotorcraft reaches an airborne milestone the team never considered achievable. Its...
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NASA’s Perseverance Celebrates First Year on Mars by Learning to Run
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The rover has racked up a series of accomplishments, including new distance records, as it reaches the end of...
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