Mars rovers given six more months
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NASAâs Mars rovers have had their missions extended by a further six months after weathering the Martian winter solstice, NASA announced on Tuesday.
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As NASA (news - web sites)&#39;s Mars rovers keep rolling past all expectations of their useful lives, scientists have a happy mystery: For some reason one
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PASADENA, Calif.   The Mars rover Spirit has developed a problem with one of its six wheels, but NASA officials said Tuesday they believe the robot geologist can continue working.
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The Mars rover Opportunity reached the rim of a deep crater Wednesday after an arduous 21-month trek, marking a milestone in its exploration for clues about the Martian past.
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As NASA&#39;s Spirit and Opportunity rovers resumed reliable contact with Earth, after a period when Mars passed nearly behind the Sun, the space agency extended funding for an additional six months of rover operations, as long as they keep working.
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After an arduous 21-month journey, the Mars rover Opportunity edged close enough to the rim of a large crater yesterday to send back its first photos of the bottom and rocky sides of the dramatic site. What they showed left researchers increasingly confident that their robotic explorer had reached...
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As communications with Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity improves because the planet has emerged from behind the sun (from Earth&#39;s view), NASA has extended the robots&#39; mission.
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Ten months after NASA&#39;s twin rovers landed on Mars, scientists reported Thursday that both robotic vehicles were still navigating their rock- studded landscapes with all instruments operating, and both were discovering fresh evidence that water must have
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The twin rovers on Mars - now reviving having survived the freezing depths of Martian winter - have found new signs that water was once plentiful on Mars.
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Mission scientists worry that nearly a month's worth of storms could permanently damage or disable the Mars rovers exploring the Red Planet.
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After six weeks of waiting out globe-engulfing dust storms, NASA&#39;s Mars Exploration Rovers have resumed driving across the planet&#39;s surface.
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Scientists said Friday they are plotting the next move for the Mars rover Opportunity, which reached the edge of a deep and geologically rich crater last week after a marathon trek.
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The Mars Rover mission continues for six more months as NASA is funding an extension. The project manager said the rovers are &quot;well past warranty&quot; but are showing few signs of wearing out.
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Designed to work for 90 days and to travel little more than half a mile (one kilometer), NASA's Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity have shattered those expectations, collecting a trove of data along the way.
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Even though they were expected to explore the Mars surface for only 90 days, the two Mars rovers are still gathering information about the Red Planet. This week, NASA extended their missions again.
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LOS ANGELES Oct. 7, 2004 - NASA&#39;s Mars rovers don&#39;t seem to be wearing out, so mission planners have begun to think more boldly including a plan to let one climb up a steep slope from a crater it has been exploring to set out across a plain.
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During the last four weeks, the Mars Exploration Rovers have braved the Martian winter to continue their geologic field work, sending home more evidence of past liquid water on the Red Planet and images of bizarre geologic formations the likes ...