NASA’s Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to Earth. …read more Source:: Science
Tag: Mars
A Martian mash up: Meteorites tell story of Mars’ water history
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•Researchers probed Martian meteorites to reconstruct Mars’ chaotic history. Their findings suggest that Mars might not have had a global magma ocean. …read more Source:: Science
Ancient meteorite site on Earth could reveal new clues about Mars’ past
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•Scientists have devised new analytical tools to break down the enigmatic history of Mars’ atmosphere — and whether life was once possible there. It could help astrobiologists understand the alkalinity, …read more Source:: Science
A year of surprising science from NASA’s InSight Mars mission
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•A new understanding of Mars is beginning to emerge, thanks to the first year of NASA’s InSight lander mission. Findings described in a set of six papers reveal a planet …read more Source:: Science
Magnetic field at Martian surface ten times stronger than expected
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•New data gleaned from the magnetic sensor aboard NASA’s InSight spacecraft is offering an unprecedented close-up of magnetic fields on Mars. …read more Source:: Science
NASA’s treasure map for water ice on Mars
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•Where should the first people on Mars land? A new paper provides a map of water ice believed to be as little as an inch (2.5 centimeters) below the surface …read more Source:: Science
Mars once had salt lakes similar to those on Earth
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•Mars once had salt lakes that are similar to those on Earth and has gone through wet and dry periods. …read more Source:: Science
NASA’s Curiosity Rover finds an ancient oasis on Mars
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•If you could travel back in time 3.5 billion years, what would Mars look like? The picture is evolving among scientists working with NASA’s Curiosity rover. …read more Source:: Science
A material way to make Mars habitable
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•New research suggest that regions of the Martian surface could be made habitable with a material — silica aerogel — that mimics Earth’s atmospheric greenhouse effect. Through modeling and experiments, …read more Source:: Science
Comet inspires chemistry for making breathable oxygen on Mars
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•Researchers have demonstrated a new reaction for generating oxygen that could help humans explore the universe and perhaps even fight climate change at home. …read more Source:: Science