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Destination: Meridiani Planum
On January 24, 2004, NASA's Mars rover Opportunity is scheduled to land on a Martian plain in search of evidence for water.
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Mars Express Sees Water →
The European Space Agency says its Mars Express orbiter has revealed the presence of water ice at the red planet's southern polar cap.
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Is There Another Mars Out There?
Missions offer clues in hunt for new worlds
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Mars Express' First Spectacular Photos →
The European Space Agency's Mars Express has sent back stunning high-resolution images of the planet's massive canyon, Valles Marineris.
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Exploring with Spirit's Robotic Eyes and Arms
Landing on Mars was the first success. Now comes the fun of discovery with Spirit's on-board instrumentation.
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Watchmaker With Time to Lose →
Master watchmaker Garo Anserlian is perfecting a timepiece for hundreds of Earthlings bound to Mars' irregular day.
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Scientists Don't Judge a Book by its Cover →
"Scientists have a crush on Mars, and it's hard not to look only for things we want to see," says Mars Exploration Rover scientist, John Grant.
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Spirit Stands Up, Looks Around in Infrared →
Traces of carbonate minerals showed up in Spirit's first survey of the site with its infrared sensing instrument, known as Mini-TES.
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Schoolhouse Rocks! →
Mars scientists are asking students from around the world to send in rocks to compare to the ones found on the red planet.
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High School Students Land on Mars →
While their peers sweat out their next quiz, high school students Courtney Dressing and Rafael Morozowski are sweating out the Mars mission.
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Columbia Crew Memorialized On Mars
NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe today announced plans to name the landing site of the Mars Spirit Rover the Columbia Memorial Station.
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Mars: "We're Back!"
Jan. 3, 2004, saw a celebration worthy of a second New Year's Eve as NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit reached the surface of Mars and signaled that it was safe.
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Gusev Crater
Spirit's landing site may be a dried-up lake bed
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The Challenge of Mars
If getting to Mars is hard, landing there is even harder
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Ice Age on Mars
The red planet may be emerging from an icy recent past
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Tones Break Silence
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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Mars: Did A River Run Through It?
Images of numerous eroded gullies.
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Rover Test Drive at Rogers Dry Lake
NASA engineers went to the edge of a dry lakebed in California to test navigation software aboard a prototype Mars rover.
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Wheels Going to Mars
Engineers designing wheels for the Mars Exploration Rovers had a tall order to fill.
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Mars Up Close
A sophisticated imaging instrument aboard each Mars Exploration Rover will bring Mars into focus for scientists on Earth.
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