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  NASA's Mars Odyssey Orbiter Enters, Then Exits, Standby Safe Mode

  July 13, 2012 — NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter experienced about 21 hours in a reduced-activity precautionary status ending at about 10 a.m. PDT (1 p.m. EDT) on Thursday, July ... > full story
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  Mars Panorama: Next Best Thing to Being There

  July 5, 2012 — From fresh rover tracks to an impact crater blasted billions of years ago, a newly completed view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the ruddy ... > full story
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  Life's Molecules Could Lie Within Reach of Mars Curiosity Rover

  July 5, 2012 — Stick a shovel in the ground and scoop. That's about how deep scientists need to go in order to find evidence for ancient life on Mars, if there is any to be found, a new study suggests. The new ... > full story
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  Fireworks Over Mars: The Spirit of 76 Pyrotechnics

  July 3, 2012 — One month and a day after celebrating its independence with fireworks exhibitions throughout the country, America will carry its penchant for awe-inspiring aerial pyrotechnic displays to the skies of ... > full story
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  Evidence of Life on Mars Could Come from Martian Moon Phobos

  June 29, 2012 — A mission to a Martian moon could return with alien life, according to experts, but don't expect the invasion scenario presented by summer blockbusters like "Men in Black 3" or "Prometheus." A sample ... > full story
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  Longest-Lived Mars Orbiter Is Back in Service

  June 28, 2012 — NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has resumed its science observations and its role as a Mars rover's relay, thanks to a spare part that had been waiting 11 years to be put to ... > full story
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  Mars Rover Curiosity on Track for Early August Landing

  June 26, 2012 — A maneuver on Tuesday (June 26, 2012) adjusted the flight path of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft for delivering the rover Curiosity to a landing target beside a Martian ... > full story
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  Parts of Mars May Have Been Modified by Liquid Water in Recent Geologic Times

  June 25, 2012 — A new study reveals that parts of Mars may have been modified by liquid water in recent geologic times, which might indicate more favourable conditions for life on the ... > full story
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  Could Mars Have Sustained Life? Extensive Water in Mars' Interior

  June 21, 2012 — Until now, Earth was the only planet known to have vast reservoirs of water in its interior. Scientists analyzed the water content of two Martian meteorites and found that the amount of water in ... > full story
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  Mars Weather Report: Size of Particles in Martian Clouds of Carbon Dioxide Snow Calculated

  June 19, 2012 — New research shows that, much like Earth, the polar caps of Mars change with the seasons. In the dead of a Martian winter, clouds of snow blanket the Red Planet's poles -- but unlike our water-based ... > full story

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