Caltech researchers used the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine that surface water left salt minerals behind as recently as 2 billion years ago.
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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’s Curiosity Captures Stunning Views of a Changing Mars Landscape
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Striking rock formations documented by the rover provide evidence of a drying climate in the Red Planet’s ancient past....
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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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Salts Could Be Important Piece of Martian Organic Puzzle
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A NASA team has found that organic, or carbon-containing, salts are likely present on Mars, with implications for the...
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NASA’s InSight Lander Detects Stunning Meteoroid Impact on Mars
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The agency’s lander felt the ground shake during the impact while cameras aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the...
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Flight 34 Was Short But Significant
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Compared to some of the other flights this past year, Flight 34 might not stand out. Even...
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NASA’s Perseverance Sheds More Light on Jezero Crater’s Watery Past
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Pictures from NASA’s latest six-wheeler on the Red Planet suggest the area’s history experienced significant flooding events. Read More
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Building a Mars Treasure Chest, One Test Tube at a Time
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This week, the Perseverance team here on Earth hopes to make scientific treasure hunting history on Mars. Read More
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