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Rebooting Resembles February Event
NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is in safe mode and in communications with Earth after an unexpected rebooting of its computer Wednesday evening, June 3.
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Got Water?
A theme of Mars exploration is "Follow the Water," since understanding the history of water on our planetary neighbor will help us understand if there were environments favorable for life to occur and how climate has changed over time.
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Branched Features on the Floor of Antoniadni Crater
In this image from the HiRISE camera on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, the dark branched features in the floor of Antoniadi Crater look like giant ferns, or fern casts.
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Mars Spacecraft Teams on Alert for Dust-Storm Season
Heading into a period of the Martian year prone to major dust storms, the team operating NASA's twin Mars rovers is taking advantage of eye-in-the-sky weather reports.
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HiRISE Sees Signs of an Unearthly Spring
New images from the UA-led HiRISE experiment detail patterns of dust carried by gas from beneath the seasonal ice cap.
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New Views of Martian Moon and Surface
HiRISE captured these enhanced-color images of Deimos, the smaller of the two moons of Mars, on 21 February 2009.
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Fractured Lavas Suggest Floods on Mars
Unique fractures in lavas on ancient Mars suggest water occasionally flooded portions of the planet's surface.
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Martian Weather Activity on Short Timescales
This trio of Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Context Camera (CTX) images shows an area in the Icaria Planum region (near 39.5°S, 103.2°W) before, during, and after a local dust-raising event occurred in October 2008. >>
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A Martian Valentine for 2009
Happy St. Valentine's Day from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) Context Camera (CTX) team!
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Scientists Find 'Missing' Mineral and Clues to Mars Mysteries
Researchers using a powerful instrument aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have found a long-sought-after mineral on the Martian surface and, with it, unexpected clues to the Red Planet's watery past.
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