A tightly choreographed dance between NASA’s Deep Space Network and Mars orbiters will keep the agency’s Perseverance in touch with Earth during landing and beyond.
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Investigates Geologically Rich Mars Terrain
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The latest findings provide greater detail on a region of the Red Planet that has a watery past and...
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20 Years After Landing: How NASA’s Twin Rovers Changed Mars Science
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This month marks the 20th anniversary of Spirit and Opportunity’s landing on Mars, part of a mission...
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Where Should Future Astronauts Land on Mars? Follow the Water
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A new NASA paper provides the most detailed map to date of near-surface water ice on the Red Planet....
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Touchdown! NASA’s Mars Perseverance Rover Safely Lands on Red Planet
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The agency’s latest and most complex mission to the Red Planet has touched down at Jezero Crater. Now it’s...
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Autonomous Systems Help NASA’s Perseverance Do More Science on Mars
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A computer pilot helps NASA’s six-wheeled geologist as it searches for rock samples that could be brought...
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NASA’s Curiosity Rover Finds Patches of Rock Record Erased, Revealing Clues
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A new paper enriches scientists’ understanding of where the rock record preserved or destroyed evidence of Mars’ past and...
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NASA’s InSight Enters Safe Mode During Regional Mars Dust Storm
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The lander has taken measures to conserve energy; engineers aim to return to normal operations next week. Read More
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NASA’s InSight Records Monster Quake on Mars
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Estimated to be magnitude 5, the quake is the biggest ever detected on another planet. Read More
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