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  Remaining Martian Atmosphere Still Dynamic

  April 8, 2013 — Mars has lost much of its original atmosphere, but what's left remains quite active, recent findings from NASA's Mars rover Curiosity indicate, scientists report. Evidence has strengthened that Mars ... > full story
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  How Carbon Moves Within Planet Plays Big Role in Planetary Atmosphere Formation

  April 8, 2013 — A new study suggests that the way carbon moves from within a planet to the surface plays a big role in the evolution of a planet's atmosphere. Mars, which likely released much of its carbon as ... > full story
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  Used Parachute on Mars Flaps in the Wind

  April 4, 2013 — Photos from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter show how the parachute that helped NASA's Curiosity rover land on Mars last summer has subsequently changed its shape on the ... > full story
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  Final MAVEN Instrument Integrated to Spacecraft

  April 3, 2013 — An instrument that will measure the composition of Mars' upper atmosphere has been integrated to NASA's Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft. MAVEN has a scheduled launch date of ... > full story
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  Growing Plants on Mars

  March 28, 2013 — Concrete plans for a one-way ticket to Mars have been forged. Food will have to be grown on location. Is this a distant future scenario? Not for scientists researching whether or not it is possible ... > full story
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  Measuring Mars: The MAVEN Magnetometer

  March 26, 2013 — When the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) mission begins its journey to the Red Planet in 2013, it will carry a sensitive magnetic-field instrument built and tested by a team at NASA's ... > full story
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  Mars Curiosity Rover Resumes Science Investigations

  March 25, 2013 — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has resumed science investigations after recovery from a computer glitch that prompted the engineers to switch the rover to a redundant main computer on Feb. 28. The rover ... > full story
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  Sun in the Way Will Affect Mars Missions in April

  March 20, 2013 — The positions of the planets next month will mean diminished communications between Earth and NASA's spacecraft at Mars. Mars will be passing almost directly behind the sun, from Earth's perspective. ... > full story
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  Mars Curiosity Rover Exits 'Safe Mode'

  March 20, 2013 — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has returned to active status and is on track to resume science investigations, following two days in a precautionary standby status, "safe ... > full story
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  Los Alamos Science Sleuth on the Trail of a Martian Mystery

  March 19, 2013 — When it comes to examining the surface of rocks on Mars with a high-powered laser, five is a magic number for Los Alamos National Laboratory postdoctoral researcher Nina Lanza. At a recent ... > full story

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