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Curiosity Rover Spots Ancient Water Ripples on Mars, Hinting at a Past With Shallow, Ice-Free Lakes
The 3.7-billion-year-old formations in the planet's Gale Crater suggest the presence of long-gone bodies of liquid water, ...
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Clear evidence of liquid water, not just frozen ice, discovered on Mars
New research reveals ancient ripples on Mars, providing compelling evidence of long-lost lakes that once existed 3.7 billion ...
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MMRTG Magnetics Testing (IMAGE)
The Mars Science Laboratory's radioisotope power system was fueled and tested at Idaho National Laboratory. Here, magnetic testing ensures that the electric field generated by the system is small ...
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Nasa's 'strangest find': pure sulphur on Mars
In November 2011, Nasa launched the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL ... The six-wheeled scientist transmitted its first images on 6 August 2012, showing its shadow on the red planet's surface.
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See The Jaw-Dropping New 5.7 Terapixel ‘Google Earth’ For Mars Created By Cosmic Cartographers
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s Context Camera, which captured the 110,000 images ... Laboratory at a cost of $720 million and was launched on August 12, 2005 from Cape Canaveral. It has six ...