20-Oct-2006 |
During Solar Conjunction, Mars Spacecraft Will Be on Autopilot |
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For a brief time, the sun will get in the way of communications
between Earth and Mars spacecraft, but mission teams are well
prepared for this natural event called solar conjunction.
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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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11-Dec-2003 |
Tones Break Silence During Mars Exploration Rover Landings |
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On the phone, tones can signal a connection. On paper, they can add shape and dimension. On Mars, they can do both.
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14-Jan-2003 |
Mars and the Final Four (rover landing sites) |
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The launch dates for the two Mars Exploration Rovers are getting closer and so is the need to pick a place for them to land.
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29-April-2002 |
Global Surveyor Continues its Watch on the Red Planet |
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Weather reports from Mars, global mapping, inspection of potential landing sites, more data about the red planet than from all previous missions . no problem for the hardworking Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft.
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25-June-2001 |
Detecting Dust Devils on Mars |
![Spacecraft Will Examine Mars in Greater Detail than Ever Before - Jul 6, 2004](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20090813220619im_/http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/mgs/spotlight/images/dustdevils_th100.jpg) |
NASA's Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft recently caught sight of a dust devil dancing across the Martian surface. While it isn't the first of the tornado-like weather systems to be imaged, it is yet another reminder that Mars is an ever-changing planet.
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