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Spirit Marks One Year on Mars (One Martian Year, that is)
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 accomplishments.
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Meet the First Woman to Drive on Mars
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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Ice Beneath Mars Asking, "Can You Hear Me Now?"
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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Earthlings Will Get a Better View of Mars
In fall of 2005, Mars will outshine most of the stars in the night sky.
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New Map Provides More Evidence Mars Once Like Earth
NASA scientists have discovered additional evidence that Mars once underwent movement of the planet’s crust, like the present-day Earth.
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Journals of the Rovers' Journeys
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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A Broader Vision of Discovery
Blind students explore Mars with computer skills and adventurers' hearts.
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Spirit's Steep Climb to the Top
Spirit backs off from its first attempt to reach the top of the "Columbia Hills."
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Opportunity Discovers Tiny Craters on Mars
The largest of the two is less than a foot wide.
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The Mystery of the Disappearing Spacecraft
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will follow clues to where the lost Mars Polar Lander and Beagle 2 might be.
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Dust Devils on Mars
Spirit spies a swarm of dust devils wheeling across the plains of Gusev Crater.
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Red Planet Reconnaissance
This summer, the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will embark on a mission to examine the surface of Mars in more detail than ever before.
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Reading the Environment in the Sand
Camera images from Mars tell a story about wind.
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The Tension and Triumph of Spirit's Landing
Rob Manning, leader of the landing team for the Mars Rovers, recalls the thrills and chills of Spirit's historic arrival.
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A Job Well Done!
And now, for Spirit and Opportunity, it's time for the bonus round.
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Mars in Focus
How do you get a picture-perfect day on Mars? By conducting tests, tests and more tests on Earth.
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Mars on Earth
Learn how scientists can interpret Mars by following geologist Jim Garvin on a virtual tour of a recently formed volcanic island in Iceland.
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Sibling Rivalry: A Mars/Earth Comparison
Mars opens a new window on our own planet.
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Disney Salutes NASA with Mars Quote
Administrator's "we're back" enshrined at Mission:SPACE thrill ride.
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Mars Express Finds Methane in Atmosphere →
The European Space Agency spacecraft's discovery raises the exciting question -- "Where does the methane come from?"
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