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Hear Lasers Zap Rocks on Mars in Perseverance’s Latest Dispatch
Mosaic view of a Martian rock dubbed “Yeehgo,” captured by the SuperCam instrument on the Perseverance rover. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/LANL/CNES/CNRS/ASU/MSSS Unprecedented…
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Mars Rover Landing Site Named After Sci-Fi Legend Octavia Butler
The Perseverance landing site on Mars is now named Octavia E. Butler Landing. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona That magical spot…
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How Perseverance Made It To Mars: An Engineering Deep-Dive
Image: Jason Torchinsky The world rightfully gawked at the engineering prowess of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory as it successfully landed…
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Abigail Allwood’s Hunt for Alien Fossils on Mars Has Begun
When the NASA Mars rover Perseverance was dramatically airlifted through the Red Planet’s atmosphere and touched down on the iron-rich…
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Satellite Spots NASA’s New Rover—and Its Garbage—From Mars Orbit
ExoMars image showing the Perseverance landing site on Mars. Image: ESA/Roscosmos/CaSSIS; acknowledgement P. Grindrod The Perseverance rover, along with several…
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Computer Simulations Suggest Mars Moons Result of Ancient Collision
Artist’s depiction of the hypothesized ancient collision. Image: Mark Garlick The Red Planet’s two tiny moons—Phobos and Deimos—could have formed…
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Unreal Video of Perseverance Landing on Mars Will Take Your Breath Away
A view of Perseverance during the skycrane maneuvre, as seen from the descent vehicle. Image: NASA/JPL/Gizmodo NASA has released stunning…
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‘Exhilarating’ Photo Shows Perseverance Rover Being Lowered to the Martian Surface
Hi-res image showing the rover seconds before reaching the Martian surface. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA released a stunning photo of yesterday’s…
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Here’s What’s Next for Perseverance Rover’s Journey on Mars
Percy’s first full-color image taken on Mars.Image: NASA/JPL NASA has a new toy to play with on Mars, but the…
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The 5 Biggest Tech Failures on Mars
Efforts to get the mole working in July 2019. The effort was abandoned in January 2021.Gif: NASA/JPL-Caltech The most recent…
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