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NASA'S Phoenix Lander Might Peek Under a Rock
If the robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander can nudge a rock aside today, scientists on the Phoenix team would like to see what's underneath.
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NASA'S Mars Rover to Head Toward Bigger Crater
NASA's Mars Rover Opportunity is setting its sights on a crater more than 20 times larger than its home for the past two years.
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Morning Frost in Martian Trench
A Sept. 18 false-color image from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows morning frost and subsurface ice in a trench where the lander was working.
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Images Galore From Mars
Newly posted images from more than 1,000 observations by the high resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveal details as small as a desk.
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NASA Orbiter Images Suggest Mars Had Long Wet Spell
Water may have played a role in shaping parts of the Martian landscape a billion years longer than previously indicated, according to interpretation of images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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Phoenix Images Discarded Heat Shield
The Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager took this image of the spacecraft's crumpled heat shield on Sept. 16, 2008, the 111th Martian day of the mission.
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More Soil Delivered to Phoenix Lab
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has successfully delivered more soil to its Wet Chemistry Laboratory.
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NASA Selects 'MAVEN' Mission to Study Mars Atmosphere
NASA has selected a Mars robotic mission that will provide information about the Red Planet's atmosphere, climate history and potential habitability in greater detail than ever before.
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NASA's Phoenix Lander Sees, Feels Martian Whirlwinds in Action
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has photographed several dust devils dancing across the arctic plain this week and sensed a dip in air pressure as one passed near the lander.
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Next Mars Soil Scoop Slated for Last of Lander's Wet Lab Cells
The next soil sample that NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander will deliver to its deck instruments will go to the fourth of the four cells of Phoenix's wet chemistry laboratory, according to the Phoenix team's current plans.
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Underneath Phoenix Lander 97 Sols After Touchdown
The Robotic Arm Camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander took this image on Sept. 1, 2008, at about 4 a.m. local solar time during the 97th Martian day, or sol, since landing.
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Spiky Probe on Phoenix Raises Vapor Quandary
A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside Phoenix, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is thoroughly and perplexingly dry.
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Analysis Begins on Deepest Soil Sample
Scientists have begun to analyze a sample of soil delivered to NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's wet chemistry experiment from the deepest trench dug so far in the Martian arctic plains.
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A Tribute to Mars Exploration
As Americans celebrate Labor Day 2008, six flags stand in silent salute to the U.S. workforce on Mars. Three of the flags are on spacecraft still exploring Mars.
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NASA Phoenix Mission Conducting Extended Activities on Mars
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, having completed its 90-day primary mission, is continuing its science collection activities. Science and engineering teams are looking forward to at least another month of Martian exploration.
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Martian Clays Tell Story of a Wet Past
Layers of clay-rich rock at a potential landing site for future Mars rovers suggest a long-term history of liquid water activity, possibly including hot water, at the now-dry site.
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