Topic: Mars Exploration
SPACE: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter returns dramatic oblique view of Martian crater
Newscom
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter returns dramatic oblique view of Martian crater -- The high-resolution camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has returned a dramatic oblique view of the Martian crater that a rover explored for two years. The new view of Victoria Crater shows layers on steep crater walls, difficult to ...
Meteorite found on planet Mars by NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity
Reuters
This view of a rock called "Block Island," the largest meteorite yet found on Mars, comes from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity, released by NASA August 10, 2009. This is a false-color, red-green-blue composite view generated from images taken through the Pancam. The exaggerated ...
Traces of ancient lake found on Mars
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>US researchers have uncovered traces of an ancient lake on Mars boosting hopes of discovering evidence that billions of years ago the Red planet hosted life.</p><p>The lake, which dates back some 3.4 billion years, appears to ...
US to take stake in key European mission to Mars
AFP Global Edition
<div><p>NASA is likely to shoulder a major chunk of a planned unmanned European mission to Mars that has been troubled by rows over design and budget, the European Space Agency (ESA) said on Monday.</p><p>The ExoMars mission, the ...
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