Signatures of ice-free ancient ponds and lakes found on Mars
Researchers have discovered two sets of ancient wave ripples on Mars, signatures of long-dried bodies of water preserved in ...
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Mars Opportunity: Rover 'should ride out storm'
The American space agency says it is concerned but hopeful that its veteran robot rover on Mars can survive a big dust storm on the planet. The 15-year-old vehicle, known as Opportunity ...
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What Will Happen to the Mars Rover Opportunity's Remains?
Launched in 2003, Opportunity was sent to Mars to look for ancient water, and during its almost 15-year mission, the rover traversed more than 28 miles of the red planet's surface. The rover ...
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11-years of NASA Mars footage
An curved arrow pointing right. NASA compiled images from hazard-avoidance cameras on its Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity between January 2004 and April 2015. The footage shows the rover's-eye ...
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Mars may have sustained life, says Nasa
Mars rover Opportunity has found evidence that the Red Planet was once wet enough for life to exist there, Nasa said. But the robot has not found any direct traces of living organisms, scientists ...
NASA’s Answer to Mars Sample Return Problem: Develop Two Plans
The Perseverance rover has been collecting Martian rock samples since 2021, but NASA is still figuring out how to bring them ...
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Mars rovers
NASA’s Mars rover Opportunity has now traversed 25.01 miles on the surface of the Red Planet, setting a new record for off-Earth distance traveled. More than four years after its expected demise ...
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NASA Ends Opportunity Mission After Rover Goes Silent
The Opportunity rover landed on Mars nearly 15 years ago, logging more than 28 miles and recording hundreds of thousands of extraterrestrial images. NASA lost communication with the rover during ...