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Mars Meteorite
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found an iron meteorite on Mars, the first meteorite of any type ever identified on another planet.
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Spirit's First Color Photos of Mars
One year ago today, the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit touched down on the red planet. Three days later, it sent back its first color photo, the highest resolution image ever taken on the surface of an...
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Spirit's 'Wishstone'
The Spirit rover had to dig a little deeper to find out more about this martian rock, dubbed "Wishstone."
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Opportunity: Me and My Shadow
This self-portrait of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity comes courtesy of the Sun and the rover's front hazard-avoidance camera. The dramatic snapshot of Opportunity's shadow was taken as the ...
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'Bonneville Crater' Panorama
This image is cropped from the 360-degree view below. The image was assembled from frames taken by the panoramic camera aboard NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit from a position beside the crater in...
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Behold 'Endurance'
This approximate true-color image taken by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the impact crater known as "Endurance." Scientists are eager to explore Endurance for cl...
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Mars Under the Microscope
This magnified look at the martian soil near the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity's landing site, Meridiani Planum, shows coarse grains sprinkled over a fine layer of sand. The image was captured on...
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A Colorful 'Bounce'
This false-color composite of the rock dubbed "Bounce" shows the rock after the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity drilled into it with its rock abrasion tool, or RAT.
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'Lion King' Panorama
This is a portion of an approximate true-color panorama from the NASA's Opportunity rover on Mars. Dubbed "Lion King," the full panorama shows "Eagle Crater" and the surrounding plains of Meridiani Pl...
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Before the Grind
This approximate true-color image taken by the panoramic camera on the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit shows the rock dubbed "Mazatzal" before the rover drilled into it with its rock abrasion tool. On s...
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The Edge of Bonneville Crater
NASA's Spirit rover peers over the rim and into the interior of a martian crater nicknamed "Bonneville," seen here in a portion of a 180-degree, false-color mosaic. Scientists will use the photo to ju...
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Spirit's Bumpy Road
This image shows the Mars Exploration Rover Spirit's view of the rocky terrain that lies between it and its intended target, the large crater dubbed "Bonneville." The landscape here is roughly two tim...
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