(Phys.org) —The positions of the planets next month will mean diminished communications between Earth and NASA's spacecraft at Mars.

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Mar 21, 2013 4 / 5 (4) 1 |

(Phys.org)— NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, one of the twin rovers that bounced to airbag-cushioned safe landings on Mars nine years ago this week, is currently examining veined rocks on the ...

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Jan 23, 2013 5 / 5 (4) 1

(Phys.org)—The latest work assignment for NASA's long-lived Mars rover Opportunity is a further examination of an area where the robot just completed a walkabout.

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Dec 04, 2012 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

(Phys.org)—A Martian dust storm that NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has been tracking since last week has also produced atmospheric changes detectable by rovers on Mars. ...

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Nov 22, 2012 4 / 5 (3) 0 |

Metallic robots constructed by ingenious humans can survive on Mars. But what about future human astronauts?

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Nov 19, 2012 4.5 / 5 (8) 5

(Phys.org) -- From fresh rover tracks to an impact crater blasted billions of years ago, a newly completed view from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows the ruddy ...

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Jul 06, 2012 4.5 / 5 (13) 2 |

(Phys.org) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter has resumed its science observations and its role as a Mars rover's relay, thanks to a spare part that had been waiting 11 years to be put to use.

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Jun 28, 2012 5 / 5 (4) 0

(Phys.org) -- Like a tourist waiting for just the right lighting to snap a favorite shot during a stay at the Grand Canyon, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has used a low sun angle for a memorable ...

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May 23, 2012 5 / 5 (11) 9 |

(Phys.org) -- After spending 19 weeks working in one place while solar power was too low for driving during the Martian winter, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is on the move again. The winter worksite ...

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May 17, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 1

(Phys.org) -- With its daily supply of solar energy increasing, NASA's durable Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has driven off the sunward-tilted outcrop, called Greeley Haven, where it worked during its ...

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May 09, 2012 4.8 / 5 (8) 5 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- This self portrait from NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity shows dust accumulation on the rover's solar panels as the mission approached its fifth Martian winter. The dust reduces the ...

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Mar 23, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Eight years after landing on Mars for what was planned as a three-month mission, NASA's enduring Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is working on what essentially became a new mission five ...

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Jan 25, 2012 4.8 / 5 (4) 1 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity will spend the next several months at a site informally named "Greeley Haven." The name is a tribute to planetary geologist Ronald Greeley (1939-2011), ...

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Jan 06, 2012 5 / 5 (2) 1 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Autonomous Exploration for Gathering Increased Science (AEGIS), novel autonomy software that has been operating on the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity since December 2009, is NASA's 2011 ...

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Dec 09, 2011 5 / 5 (1) 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity has found bright veins of a mineral, apparently gypsum, deposited by water. Analysis of the vein will help improve understanding of the history of ...

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Dec 08, 2011 4.5 / 5 (12) 5 |