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Watch NASA Engineers Put a Mars Lander’s Legs to the Test
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Sturdy legs are needed to absorb the impact of the heaviest spacecraft to ever touch down on...
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NASA Selects Developer for Rocket to Retrieve First Samples From Mars
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The award brings NASA a step closer to the first robotic round trip to bring samples safely to Earth...
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Science at Sunrise: Solving the Mystery of Frost Hiding on Mars
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Independent Review Indicates NASA Prepared for Mars Sample Return Campaign
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NASA released an independent review report Tuesday indicating the agency is well positioned for its Mars Sample Return campaign...
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NASA’s Perseverance Rover Captures View of Mars’ Belva Crater
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The six-wheeled scientist encountered the crater during its latest science campaign in search of rock samples that...
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NASA Retires Mineral Mapping Instrument on Mars Orbiter
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One of six instruments aboard the agency’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, CRISM produced global maps of minerals on...
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NASA’s Mars Helicopter Scouts Ridgeline for Perseverance Science Team
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The rotorcraft provided rover scientists an aerial perspective of an interesting rocky outcrop. Read More
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NASA’s Curiosity Team Names Martian Hill That Serves as Mission ‘Gateway’
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The name honors recently deceased mission scientist Rafael Navarro-González, who helped lead the team that identified ancient organic compounds...
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