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    Mars Radar Opens a New Dimension in Planet Exploration
    04.17.08 -- A radar instrument co-sponsored by a NASA/European partnership has looked beneath the surface of Mars.
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Two Radar Sounders Examine South Polar Layered Deposits...

Images created from two radar sounder instruments

Two complementary radar sounder instruments work together to discover hidden Martian secrets.

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Mars Radar Opens a Planet's Third Dimension

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The NASA-cosponsored radar sounder on the European Space Agency's Mars Express orbiter has looked beneath the surface of Mars and opened up the third dimension for planetary exploration.

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Phobos in Stereo

Mar's moon, Phobos

Two views of the small Martian moon Phobos, taken 10 minutes apart by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, are combined to produce this stereo view of Phobos.

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  • artist rendering uses an arrow to show the predicted path of the asteroid on Jan. 30, 2008, and the orange swath indicates the area it is expected to pass through. Mars may or may not be in its path.

    Is an Asteroid Heading Toward Mars?

    NASA astronomers are tracking asteroid 2007 WD5, which they calculate has a 1 in 75 chance of hitting Mars in late January.

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