12-Dec-2005 |
Opportunity Celebrates One Mars Year! |
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As Opportunity opened her robotic eyes for the first time, it was clear Meridiani Planum was unlike any place NASA ever visited before. Unlike its older sibling, Spirit, Opportunity didn't have to wait for evidence of water's influence on the alien landscape.
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9-Dec-2005 |
Bump Into Mars Tonight |
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Look for Mars in the night sky on December 12, 2005, and wish Opportunity a Happy One Martian Year Anniversary!
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21-Nov-2005 |
Spirit Marks One Year on Mars (One Martian Year, that is) |
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Since Spirit's landing on January 3, 2004, Mars has completed one orbit around the Sun. That's one martian year - about twice as long as a year on Earth. With this anniversary in mind, it's time to celebrate the rover's acommplishments.
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09-Nov-2005 |
Meet the First Woman to Drive on Mars! |
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From working with prototype rovers in an Earth-bound sandbox, to driving on the actual red sands of Mars, Dr. Ashley Stroupe gets the best of both planets.
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24-Oct-2005 |
Ice Beneath Mars Is Asking, "Can You Hear Me Now?" |
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What could have been dismissed as "just static" in a radio signal is actually an echo from Mars that might reflect the shape of hidden ice and rock structures beneath the martian surface.
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20-Oct-2005 |
Earthlings Will Get a Better View of Mars |
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In fall of 2005, Mars will outshine most of the stars in the night sky.
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04-Oct-2005 |
Journals of the Rovers' Journeys |
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As the rovers keep journeying across the surface of Mars, scientists are busy churning out journal articles that herald the new discoveries revealed by their robot geologist partners.
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17-Aug-2005 |
A Broader Vision of Discovery |
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Blind students explore Mars with computer skills and adventurers' hearts.
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29-Jul-2005 |
Drawing on the Past to Paint the Future Martian Picture |
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Artist Tina DiCicco puts a surrealistic spin on a complex Mars mission, giving it a decidedly different look.
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13-Jul-2005 |
Cosmic Climbing and Timing |
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As the shuttle returns to flight, the human spirit is inspired and the rover Spirit climbs the martian hills named in honor of the Columbia astronauts.
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30-June-2005 |
Lifting the Iron Curtain on Mars |
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NASA scientists studying the red planet visit Moscow's Red Square to strengthen cultural ties and
to exchange scientific discoveries with their Russian partners.
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04-May-2005 |
First-of-Its-Kind Antenna to Probe the Depths of Mars |
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MARSIS will look for what's hidden on Mars. Engineers give the go-ahead for the MARSIS antenna to look for what's hidden beneath the surface of Mars.
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28-Mar-2005 |
Spirit's Steep Climb to the Top |
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Spirit backs off from its first attempt to reach the top of the "Columbia Hills." Scientists plan to try another route.
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27-Mar-2005 |
Opportunity Discovers Tiny Craters on Mars |
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The largest of the two is less than a foot wide.
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12-Apr-2005 |
Rich Zurek and the Mystery of the Disappearing Spacecraft |
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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will follow clues to where the lost Mars Polar Lander and Beagle 2 might be.
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25-Mar-2005 |
Dust Devils on Mars |
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Spirit spies a swarm of dust devils wheeling across the plains of Gusev Crater.
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04-Mar-2005 |
Hiking Boots Required: tough trekking in the name of science education |
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During a three-day Mars Remote Sensing Teacher Institute, educators pant, sweat, and
occasionally bleed as they hike up Granite Wash Mountain to learn about Mars and bring home the spirit of
exploration to their students.
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10-Jan-2005 |
Debate Heats Up Over Natural Gas on Mars |
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Localizing a source for reported methane on Mars could point the way to future exploration sites.
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