Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 04, 2010 -
Extensive radar mapping of the middle-latitude region of northern Mars shows that thick masses of buried ice are quite common beneath protective coverings of rubble.
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Mar 03, 2010 -
Astrobiology Magazine (AM): Let’s talk about the paper you just published in the journal Science.
Paris, France (ESA) Mar 02, 2010 -
ESA’s Mars Express will skim the surface of Mars’ largest moon Phobos on Wednesday evening. Passing by at an altitude of 67 km, precise radio tracking will allow researchers to peer inside the mysterious moon.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 02, 2010 -
Spirit Status for sol 2177-2184: Spirit is in her winter position, still embedded in the area called “Troy” on the west side of Home Plate. Efforts continue to prepare the rover for winter.
Pasadena CA (SPX) Mar 02, 2010 -
Opportunity Status for sol 2158-2165: Opportunity is located near the very young crater “Concepcion.” The rover has been investigating the ejecta material around the crater, with some rocks exhibiting a dark rind. On Sol 2158 (Feb. 18, 2010), Opportunity continued the in-situ investigation of the rock target, “Chocolate Hills.”
Pasadena CA (JPL) Mar 02, 2010 -
NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander showed no sign during February that it has revived itself after the northern Mars winter. NASA’s Mars Odyssey orbiter will check again in early April.
Washington (AFP) Feb 26, 2010 - A journey from Earth to Mars could in the future take just 39 days — cutting current travel time nearly six times — according to a rocket scientist who has the ear of the US space agency.
Huntsville AL (SPX) Feb 26, 2010 -
February 24, 2010: Mars rover Spirit has tenaciously swept, scraped, and squeezed secrets from the forbidding surface of Mars for 6 years. Now at an impasse, up to its belly in sand, it has struggled to tilt its solar panels toward the sun and collect just enough power to [...]
Paris, France (ESA) Feb 26, 2010 -
On 3 March 2010 Mars Express will make its closest ever approach to Phobos, the larger of the two Martian moons. During a series of flybys, spanning six weeks, all seven instruments onboard Mars Express will be utilised to study Phobos. The close approach provides a first opportunity to [...]
Pasadena CA (JPL) Feb 25, 2010 -
NASA’s Mars Odyssey began a second campaign Monday to check on whether the Phoenix Mars Lander has revived itself after the northern Martian winter. The orbiter received no signal from the lander during the first 10 overflights of this campaign.
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