Mars rover to make risky crater descent
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NASA's aging but durable Mars rover Opportunity will make what could be a trip of no return into a deep impact crater as it tries to peer further back than ever into the Red Planet's geologic history.
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Two months after surviving a giant dust storm, one of NASA's robotic rovers on Mars began a risky drive Tuesday into a crater blasted open by a meteor eons ago.
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As Spirit and Opportunity continue their treks through the Martian winter -- still on duty nearly a year after their arrivals, back down on Earth, NASA is already planning the robot rover that will follow them.
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At times during the Mars rover mission, the tension was palpable even as far away as NASA headquarters in Washington, D.C. This was especially true about 18 months before launch, when the airbags and parachutes that cushioned the landers began tearing apart during testing. This is part 3 in our series.
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NASA&#39;s Mars rover Opportunity has found an unusual pattern of cracking on a rock it discovered inside a Martian crater -- evidence, perhaps, that water may once have soaked parts of the crater bed, researchers said yesterday.
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By Alicia Chang, The Pueblo Chieftain, Colo.  Feb. 2--LOS ANGELES -- Scientists are scrambling to find an alternative landing site for a long-armed robot set to launch this summer on a mission to dig into Mars' icy north pole to search for signs of primitive life.
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A major dust storm on Mars has worsened and is causing the Mars Exploration Rovers to lose power.
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NEW YORK With one Mars rover climbing into the hills and the other descending deep into a crater, scientists reported the discovery of several mysterious rock structures, along with yet more signs that Mars was once awash in water.
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The rover Opportunity will soon go over the edge into Victoria Crater in search of new hints about Marsâs ancient, and possibly wet, past.
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Europe's plans to send a robotic rover to the Red Planet in 2013 face a key design review this week.
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GOLDEN, COLORADO -- Any high hopes of sustaining expeditions on the Moon, Mars or beyond will depend on getting "down and dirty" on those worlds -- in the form of using on-the-spot resources.
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LOS ANGELES  Despite some harrowing moments, the Mars rover Opportunity made it to its one-year landing anniversary. On Tuesday, Jan. 4 (check local listings), PBS&#39; science series &quot;Nova&quot; airs the
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After three years on Mars, NASA rovers built for a three-month mission face their toughest foe: Martian sandstorms blocking the sunlight that charges their batteries.
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Robot Mars rover Spirit has so far been eclipsed in its mission by its &quot;twin&quot; Opportunity, which found rich evidence of a wet history at its landing site.
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A severe dust storm is underway on Mars, causing an energy crisis for NASA's Mars rovers. Dust in the atmosphere over Opportunity has blocked 99 percent of direct sunlight, leaving only the limited diffuse sky light to power the rover.
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Nasa's robotic Mars rover Opportunity reaches what researchers hope will prove to be a "dream" location -  the 800m-wide Victoria Crater.
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A powerful dust storm on Mars has worsened and is affecting the twin rovers' operations on the Red Planet, mission scientists say.