News tagged with martian rocks
NASA seeks new ideas for Mars missions
The US space agency said Friday it is seeking fresh ideas for robotic missions to explore Mars, after budget cuts nixed a planned partnership with the European space agency.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2012 |
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Scientists see red on NASA cuts of Mars missions
NASA said Monday it's not giving up on Mars, but it'll have to get there later and at a lower price.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 27, 2012 |
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Mars-bound NASA rover carries coin for camera checkup
(PhysOrg.com) -- The camera at the end of the robotic arm on NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has its own calibration target, a smartphone-size plaque that looks like an eye chart supplemented with color chips ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Scientists confirm rocks fell from Mars (Update)
They came from Mars, not in peace, but in pieces. Scientists are confirming that 15 pounds of rock collected recently in Morocco fell to Earth from Mars during a meteorite shower last July.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 17, 2012 |
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New way to determine when water was present on Mars and Earth
(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery of the mineral jarosite in rocks analyzed by the Mars Rover, Opportunity, on the Martian surface had special meaning for a team of Syracuse University scientists who study the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Audit: Mars mission faces hurdles before launch
(AP) -- NASA's next-generation rover to the surface of Mars, which is already overbudget and behind schedule, faces significant hurdles as it races to the launch pad for a November liftoff, an internal audit ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Audit: Hurdles remain for upcoming Mars mission
(AP) -- A new report says significant challenges remain before NASA can launch its next rover to Mars later this year.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 08, 2011 |
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New synchrotron X-ray technique could see hidden building blocks of life
Scientists from Finland and France have developed a new synchrotron X-ray technique that may revolutionize the chemical analysis of rare materials like meteoric rock samples or fossils. The results have been ...
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
May 29, 2011 |
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NASA instrument gets close-up on Mars rocks
(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars Science Laboratory rover, Curiosity, will carry a next generation, onboard "chemical element reader" to measure the chemical ingredients in Martian rocks and soil. The instrument ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 21, 2011 |
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Exposed rocks point to water on ancient Mars
A new discovery of hydrothermally altered carbonate-bearing rocks on Mars points toward habitable environments deep in the martian crust, a Planetary Science Institute researcher said.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 14, 2010 |
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NASA's Mobile Mars Laboratory almost ready for flight
The Sample Analysis at Mars (SAM) instrument suite has completed assembly at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., and is nearly ready for a December delivery to NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 08, 2010 |
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Opportunity finds possible meteorite
(PhysOrg.com) -- Images that NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity took at the end of an 81-meter (266-foot) drive on Sept. 16 reveal a dark rock about 31 meters (102 feet) away. The rover's science team ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2010 |
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NASA wants mission to bring Martian rocks to Earth
(AP) -- For the past decade, NASA's Mars exploration strategy was to follow the water.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
May 18, 2010 |
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Mars Rover Examines Odd Material at Small, Young Crater
(PhysOrg.com) -- Weird coatings on rocks beside a young Martian crater remain puzzling after a preliminary look at data from examination of the site by NASA's Opportunity rover.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 24, 2010 |
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Life on Mars theory boosted by new methane study
Scientists have ruled out the possibility that methane is delivered to Mars by meteorites, raising fresh hopes that the gas might be generated by life on the red planet, in research published tomorrow in Earth an ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 08, 2009 |
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