The agency’s lander felt the ground shake during the impact while cameras aboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spotted the yawning new crater from space.
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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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NASA’s MAVEN Spacecraft Stuns with Ultraviolet Views of Red Planet
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NASA’s MAVEN (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN) mission acquired stunning views of Mars in two ultraviolet images...
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NASA’s InSight Mars Lander Gets a Power Boost
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The spacecraft successfully cleared some dust off its solar panels, helping to raise its energy and delay when it...
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Mars Mission Shields Up for Tests
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Protecting Mars Sample Return spacecraft from micrometeorites requires high-caliber work. Read More
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NASA’s Perseverance Scouts Mars Sample Return Campaign Landing Sites
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The six-wheeled explorer has inspected a stretch of the Red Planet to see if it is flat enough for...
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NASA, Partner Establish New Research Group for Mars Sample Return Program
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Sixteen scientists from the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Japan have been chosen to help future samples from the Red...
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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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Searching for Life in NASA’s Perseverance Mars Samples
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When the agency’s newest rover mission searches for fossilized microscopic life on the Red Planet, how will scientists know...