NASA’s Odyssey spacecraft sets exploration record on Mars
December 16th, 2010 - 9:43 pm ICT by BNO News
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey, which launched in 2001, has broken the record for longest-serving spacecraft at the Red Planet, the agency said.The probe began its 3,340th day in ... Read more...
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NASA’s Odyssey spacecraft becomes Mars’ longest-staying guest
December 16th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft, which launched in 2001, has officially become the Red Planet's longest-staying guest.It broke break the record Wednesday for longest-serving spacecraft at the Red Planet. ... Read more...
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Methane in Mars’ atmosphere lasts less than a year
September 21st, 2010 - 5:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 21 (ANI): A study by Italian scientists has revealed that methane in the atmosphere of Mars lasts less than a year.Sergio Fonti (Universita del Salento) and Giuseppe Marzo (NASA Ames) ... Read more...
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Catastrophic blast created ‘Martian moon Phobos’
September 21st, 2010 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 21 (ANI): Scientists have found evidence that Mars's biggest moon, Phobos, is made from rocks blasted off the Martian surface in a catastrophic event.Two independent approaches of compositional analyses of ... Read more...
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NASA, Microsoft collaborate to ‘bring Mars to life’
July 13th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 13 (ANI): NASA and Microsoft Research have joined hands in a bid to bring Mars to life with new features in the WorldWide Telescope software that provide viewers with a ... Read more...
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Martian water may have flowed as slurries of mud, not as trickling streams
November 3rd, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, November 3 (ANI): A recent NASA report has suggested that Martian water most likely flowed as slurries of mud rather than trickling streams.According to ABC News, the report, which compared signs ... Read more...
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Cracks on Mars a result of evaporating lakes in ancient times
September 16th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 16 (ANI): Networks of giant polygonal troughs etched across crater basins on Mars have been identified as desiccation cracks caused by evaporating lakes, providing further evidence of a warmer, wetter ... Read more...
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Water has played large role in shaping Martian landscape
February 6th, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 6 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that geologic features in Martian craters suggest deposition and flow of water and ice, which is further evidence for the ... Read more...
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Smaller and more recent geological features on Mars can now be dated
October 13th, 2008 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): The crater-counting system that scientists have used since the 1970s to determine the age of large geologic features on Mars will also allow them to date small ... Read more...
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Mars houses largest impact crater ever found in the solar system
June 26th, 2008 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 26 (ANI): New analysis of Mars terrain using NASA spacecraft observations has revealed what appears to be by far the largest impact crater ever found in the solar system.NASAs ... Read more...
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Mars’ violent, volcanic past comes to light
March 17th, 2008 - 4:36 pm ICT by admin
London, March 17 (IANS) Mars has undergone massive volcanic upheavals that alternatively spewed lava and water onto its surface, giving the red planet its current contours. German scientists have come to this ... Read more...
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