Mars
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adam steltzner
‘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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adam steltzner
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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discovery and exploration of the solar system
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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NASA Celebrates Perseverance Landing with Virtual Photo Booth
While the world eagerly watched Thursday as NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully touched down on Mars, snapshots flooded social media of…
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Here Are the First Images of Mars Taken by NASA’s Perseverance Rover
The first image sent back by Perseverance, taken using its hazard camera.Image: NASA All six wheels of NASA’s Perseverance are…
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Watch Perseverance Rover Mars Landing Livestream
Depiction of the aeroshell containing the Perseverance rover. Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech After a seven-month journey to the Red Planet, the Perseverance…
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Siberia’s Newest Exploding Crater Has Been Mapped in 3D
The C17 blowout crater in the Russian arctic.Image: Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology For the first time ever, geologists…
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discovery and exploration of the solar system
NASA Is Dropping a New Rover on Mars. Here’s What Could Go Wrong
Depiction of the Perseverance landing, with the rover still attached to backshell and retro-rockets engaged for powered descent. Illustration: NASA/JPL-Caltech…
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