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Mars was Wet, but was it Warm?
Mars is frozen today, but when it was young there may have been liquid water on its surface. What does the latest evidence indicate about the ancient martian climate? Understanding the past environment of ...
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May 31, 2010 |
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Earth microbes may contaminate the search for life on Mars
Bacteria common to spacecraft may be able to survive the harsh environs of Mars long enough to inadvertently contaminate Mars with terrestrial life according to research published in the April 2010 issue of ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 27, 2010 |
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Martian Weather
The Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) is a NASA mission that arrived at Mars in September, 1997, and for nine years circled the planet every two hours in a polar orbit (that is, traveling from the north pole to the ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 16, 2010 |
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The Meandering Channels of Mars
Sinuous channels on the Martian surface may be evidence of relatively recent rainfall. Researchers plan to test this hypothesis by studying sinuous streams on Earth.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 10, 2009 |
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Mission accomplished: 105-day Mars mission simulation ends in Moscow
(PhysOrg.com) -- A crew of six today completed their simulated Mars mission after leaving a special isolation facility in Moscow, Russia, for the first time in 105 days. Their mission is part of the Mars500 ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 14, 2009 |
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Geological landforms indicate 'recent' warm weather on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- New research led by a UK scientist indicates that Mars had significantly warmer weather in its recent past than previously thought. The research, funded by the UK’s Science and Technology ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 29, 2009 |
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The search for unusual alien life on Earth and life that can survive on Mars
Questions such as "How to search for weird alien life?" and "Would Earth microbes survive if delivered to the surface of Mars?" are addressed in articles that are part of the collection of reports presented ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 21, 2009 |
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New Views of Martian Moon and Surface
(PhysOrg.com) -- New images from two observations of the Martian moon Deimos and more than 600 observations of Mars, acquired by the high-resolution camera (HiRISE) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, became ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 09, 2009 |
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