MARS

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A chip off the old block: Sols 3534-3536
Jul 20, 2022 (JPL)
Although we would have loved to get closer, the boulder is as large as the rover (as tall as an SUV) and considerably less stable looking, appearing to be almos...
Ingenuity Postpones Flights Until August
Jul 17, 2022 (JPL)
Related Links Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Mars News and Information at MarsDaily.com Lunar Dreams and more Tweet Keeping Our Sense of Direction: Dealing With a De...
A Rover-Sized Boulder Sols 3532-3533
Jul 17, 2022 (JPL)
Boulders like the large one shown in the above Navcam image (now named "Ilha Novo Destino") can help inform our understanding of the upcoming stratigraphy, so w...
Moving Right Along - Sol 3531
Jul 14, 2022 (JPL)
The remote sensing and contact science activities include a MAHLI and ChemCam LIBS observation of a bedrock target named "Uai Uai," as well as Mastcam regular a...
Perseverance takes first core from the Delta
Jul 13, 2022 (JPL)
Since arriving at the delta, the rover has been observing and abrading different rocks to inform whether they are good candidate for our first core sample in th...
Source of ancient Martian rocks found using Perth supercomputer
Jul 13, 2022 (SPX)
We now know where on Mars that meteorite came from, thanks to a supercomputer-powered technology that allows us to explore the geology of planets without leavin...
Machine learning 'phones home' for famous Martian rock
Jul 13, 2022 (SPX)
Using a multidisciplinary approach involving a machine learning algorithm, the new research - published in Nature Communications - identified the particular cra...
ESA fully cuts Mars mission ties with Russia, angering Moscow
Jul 13, 2022 (AFP)
The ESA had previously suspended ties on the joint ExoMars mission, which had planned to use Russian rockets to put Europe's Rosalind Franklin rover on the red ...
Leaving Avanavero - Sol 3530
Jul 12, 2022 (JPL)
But first, we are planning a few more MAHLI and remote sensing observations. ChemCam will shoot its laser at a vein target named "Chiung" on the right side of t...
Scientists find oldest Martian meteorite's original home
Jul 12, 2022 (AFP)
The meteorite NWA 7034, nicknamed Black Beauty, has fascinated geologists since it was discovered in the Sahara Desert in 2011. It fits easily in the hand, weig...
MIT design for Mars propellant production trucks wins NASA competition
Jul 12, 2022 (SPX)
On June 24, NASA announced that an MIT team received first place in the annual Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts - Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) competition...
NASA's Perseverance Scouts Mars Sample Return Campaign Landing Sites
Jul 12, 2022 (JPL)
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover is conducting its science campaign, taking samples at Jezero Crater's ancient river delta, but it's also been busy scouting. The ...
Let's go to Mars
Jul 11, 2022 (SPX)
Today, several government and private organizations are seriously developing plans to send astronauts toward the planet. In fact, there are multiple interesting...
Searching for Sand Transport
Jul 11, 2022 (JPL)
Sampling stops provide rare opportunities to conduct "change detection" experiments, which are used to monitor wind-driven - or aeolian - transport of sand. The...
Everyone gets to savour the Avanavero flavours: Sols 3528-3529
Jul 10, 2022 (JPL)
Now it is the turn of MAHLI, APXS and ChemCam to investigate the flavour of the drill fines around the Avanavero drill hole for texture and chemistry, finishing...
Humans on Mars: Pathways toward sustainable settlement
Jul 07, 2022 (SPX)
On July 8, 2022, the University of Bremen is set to launch its large-scale initiative "Humans on Mars - Pathways Toward a Long-Term Sustainable Exploration and ...
A Plan Fit for a Rover Sols 3525-3527
Jul 07, 2022 (JPL)
Remote science observations also sometimes come with their own timing constraints, so it was the job of the team on shift to schedule all activities in an effic...
Sometimes things get complicated
Jul 07, 2022 (JPL)
Towards this goal, Perseverance is drilling core samples that will eventually be returned to Earth where future scientists can analyze them in advanced laborato...
Eyeing Kukenan - Sols 3519-3524
Jul 01, 2022 (JPL)
The main activities in the plan included a second evening of analysis of Avanavero with CheMin, and an activity to prepare the SAM instrument to accept a sample...
Historic Mars mission completes all preset tasks
Jun 30, 2022 (XNA)
The administration said on Wednesday that the Tianwen 1 mission orbiter has obtained medium-definition images of the entire planet, marking the completion of it...
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