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Andrew Wooldridge ⛰️Feb 7, 2024

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NASA rover finds damaged Mars helicopter in the middle of Martian desert

It's a poignant image.

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NASA Aug 12, 2023

Since leaving Earth 18 years ago today, @nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has reshaped our understanding of the Red Planet and captured stunning imagery from above. See more highlights from this veteran explorer: http://go.nasa.gov/47pY8rf
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NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter - overview, videos, images and information

NASA Aug 10, 2023

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Learn more about how @nasa engineers test a prototype Mars lander: http://go.nasa.gov/3saK98q
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Watch NASA Engineers Put a Mars Lander's Legs to the Test

Sturdy legs are needed to absorb the impact of the heaviest spacecraft to ever touch down on the Red Planet.

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NASA Aug 10, 2023

As @NASAPersevere collects rock samples for #MarsSampleReturn, engineers are testing designs for the Sample Retrieval Lander. Planting different footpads on a Mars-like surface helps find the right size – key for giving the return rocket a sturdy platform to launch from. 🚀

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NASA Aug 9, 2023

Were there multiple points in history where microscopic life could have been at Mars’ Jezero Crater? @NASAPersevere is carrying a core sample from a rock that may record a story of the ancient lake’s watery past. #MarsSampleReturn could bring samples to Earth for closer study.

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NASA Aug 9, 2023

Check out this patchwork of well-preserved mud cracks that @MarsCuriosity found. They show a history of wet-dry cycles on early Mars, which scientists think could have provided conditions for microscopic life to form. Latest findings: http://go.nasa.gov/3QtgykZ
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Cracks in Ancient Martian Mud Surprise NASA's Curiosity Rover Team

A new paper suggests the same conditions that created the cracks could have been favorable to the emergence of microscopic life.

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NASA Aug 7, 2023

Mars is spinning faster! 🌀 Before it retired last December, @NASAInSight sent back radio science data that’s providing new details about how fast Mars rotates and how much it wobbles. See what the latest findings mean: http://go.nasa.gov/47jcx8x
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NASA InSight Study Finds Mars Is Spinning Faster

Data sent by the spacecraft before it retired last December has provided new details about how fast the planet fast rotates and how much it wobbles.

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NASA Aug 5, 2023

Happy 11th Landiversary, @MarsCuriosity! #OTD the rover survived its wild ride down to a safe landing on Mars. This mountaineering adventurer continues to explore and is facing its toughest climb yet. Catch up on Curiosity’s journey: http://go.nasa.gov/3KpQrr8
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NASA's Curiosity Rover Faces Its Toughest Climb Yet on Mars

Shortly before the rover’s 11th anniversary on the Red Planet, its team helped guide it up a steep, slippery slope to examine meteor craters.

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NASA Aug 3, 2023

What’s so special about the samples @NASAPersevere is collecting on Mars? Mission scientists are excited about samples 14 and 15, which came from a sedimentary rock. A similar rock on Earth could easily have signs of ancient life in it. Could that be true on Mars?

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NASA Jul 26, 2023

DYK? Four of @NASAPersevere’s Martian rock samples – “Swift Run,” “Skyland,” “Bearwallow,” and “Hazeltop” – all have names based on @ShenandoahNPS. Learn how NASA teams give names to features on Mars: http://go.nasa.gov/3Ncv6C0
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Why – and How – NASA Gives a Name to Every Spot It Studies on Mars

Martian maps are full of monikers recognizing places on Earth, explorers, and even cartoon characters.

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