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Professor to Predict Weather on Mars
Is there such a thing as
"weather" on Mars? There are
some doubts, considering the
planet's atmosphere is only
1 percent as dense as that
of the Earth. Mars, however,
definitely has clouds,
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Sees Channels From Hale Crater
A new image from NASA's Mars
Reconnaissance Orbiter shows
channels to the southeast of
Hale crater on southern
Mars. Taken by the orbiter's
High Resolution Imaging Scie ... > full story
Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander Seen In Winter Images From Mars
Winter images of NASA's
Phoenix Lander showing the
lander shrouded in dry-ice
frost on Mars have been
captured with the High
Resolution Imaging Science
... > full story
Amnesia-Like Behavior Returns On Mars Rover Spirit
Until Oct. 24, NASA's Mars
Exploration Rover had gone
more than six months without
an episode of amnesia-like
symptoms like those that
appeared on four occasions
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Robot Armada Might Scale New Worlds
October 28, 2009 — An armada of robots may one day fly above the mountain tops of Saturn's moon Titan, cross its vast dunes and sail in its liquid ... > full story -
Volunteers Wanted For Simulated 520-Day Mars Mission
October 20, 2009 — Starting in 2010, an international crew of six will simulate a 520-day round-trip to Mars, including a 30-day stay on the martian surface. In reality, they will live and work in a sealed facility in ... > full story -
New Concept May Enhance Earth-Mars Communication
October 16, 2009 — Direct communication between Earth and Mars can be strongly disturbed and even blocked by the Sun for weeks at a time, cutting off any future human mission to the Red Planet. An European Space Agency ... > full story -
'Trash Can' Nuclear Reactors Could Power Human Outpost On Moon Or Mars
October 4, 2009 — NASA has made a series of critical strides toward the development of new nuclear reactors the size of a trash can that could power a human outpost on the moon or Mars. Three recent tests at different ... > full story -
Laser Technique Has Implications For Detecting Microbial Life Forms In Martian Ice
October 2, 2009 — An innovative technique called L.I.F.E. imaging used successfully to detect bacteria in frozen Antarctic lakes could have exciting implications for demonstrating signs of life in the polar regions of ... > full story -
Telltale Tells Story Of Winds At Phoenix Landing Site
September 29, 2009 — Wind speeds and directions were measured for the first time in the Mars polar region using the Phoenix lander’s Telltale instrument. Astronomers recorded Easterly winds of approximately 15-20 ... > full story -
Scientists See Water Ice In Fresh Meteorite Craters On Mars
September 25, 2009 — NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed frozen water hiding just below the surface of mid-latitude Mars. The spacecraft's observations were obtained from orbit after meteorites excavated ... > full story -
Radar Map Of Buried Mars Layers Matches Climate Cycles
September 23, 2009 — New, three-dimensional imaging of Martian north-polar ice layers by a radar instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is consistent with theoretical models of Martian climate swings during the ... > full story -
It's A Grind To Make Mars Red: Planet's Color May Not Be Due To Rust
September 21, 2009 — The widespread idea that Mars is red due to rocks being rusted by the water that once flooded the red planet may not be correct. Recent laboratory studies show that red dust may be formed by ongoing ... > full story -
Patterns In Mars Crater Floors Give Picture Of Drying Lakes
September 16, 2009 — Networks of giant polygonal troughs etched across crater basins on Mars have been identified as desiccation cracks caused by evaporating lakes, providing further evidence of a warmer, wetter martian ... > full story
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