Schiaparelli Impact Site on Mars Viewed From Orbit “This Oct. 25, 2016, image shows the area where the European Space Agency’s Schiaparelli test lander reached the surface of Mars, with […]
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Did MRO Find Beagle 2 on Mars? Update: YES
Beagle 2 Mars lander’s remains may have been spotted on red planet, Guardian … Beagle 2’s final resting place may finally have been discovered. Scientists operating the HiRise camera on […]
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Bolden Tries To Save Face on ExoMars
U.S., Europe Won’t Go It Alone in Mars Exploration, Space News “Let me say this clearly, because we hear all the time that NASA has ‘abandoned’ ExoMars,” Bolden said. “We […]
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MRO News Conference: Water Flowing on Mars
NASA Spacecraft Data Suggest Water Flowing on Mars “Observations from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have revealed possible flowing water during the warmest months on Mars. “NASA’s Mars Exploration Program keeps […]
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Massive CO2 Deposits Found on Mars
NASA Spacecraft Reveals Dramatic Changes In Mars’ Atmosphere “NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) has discovered the total amount of atmosphere on Mars changes dramatically as the tilt of the planet’s […]
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Cryptic Tweet by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Team
Keith’s 21 March 9:20 pm EDT note: This Tweet was just posted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE Team: “We’ve been quiet lately. But we have a good reason.”
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Opportunity As Seen From Mars Orbit
Photo: Opportunity Rover at Santa Maria Crater As Seen From Mars Orbit “HiRISE acquired this image of the Opportunity rover on the Southwest rim of Santa Maria Crater on New […]
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Ancient Mars Looks Cozy
Silica on Mars Volcano Tells of Wet and Cozy Past “Light-colored mounds of a mineral deposited on a volcanic cone more than three billion years ago may preserve evidence of […]
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Today's Video: HiRISE Images 18 November 2009
Features musical contribution from Gorkha. Captioned and spotlight images from HiRISE, the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment onboard the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Highly explosive. See http://uahirise.org for more.
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MRO Still in Safe Mode After 6 Weeks
Mars orbiter reported facing a potentially fatal scenario, Arizona Star “While the engineers have not been able to find the root cause of why the orbiter did so on Aug. […]