A new study using data from NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter may explain why Martian frost can be invisible to the naked eye and why dust avalanches appear on some slopes.
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Why – and How – NASA Gives a Name to Every Spot It Studies on Mars
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Martian maps are full of monikers recognizing places on Earth, explorers, and even cartoon characters. Read More
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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 the future...
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NASA’s Curiosity Takes Selfie With ‘Mary Anning’ on the Red Planet
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The Mars rover has drilled three samples of rock in this clay-enriched region since arriving in July. Read More
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Why NASA Is Trying To Crash Land on Mars
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Like a car’s crumple zone, the experimental SHIELD lander is designed to absorb a hard impact. Read More
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NASA Mars Mission Begins a New Chapter of Science With a New Leader
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Dr. Shannon Curry, planetary scientist and the deputy assistant director of planetary science at the Space Sciences Laboratory (SSL)...
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Hear Audio From NASA’s Perseverance As It Travels Through Deep Space
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The first to be rigged with microphones, the agency’s latest Mars rover picked up the subtle sounds of its...
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Study Looks More Closely at Mars’ Underground Water Signals
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A new paper finds more radar signals suggesting the presence of subsurface ‘lakes,’ but many are in areas too...
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NASA’s Angie Jackman Works to Develop Rocket That Will Bring Mars Samples to Earth
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Meet the project manager of the first rocket to launch from the surface of another planet, the Mars Ascent...