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Taimyr bacteria are capable of living on Mars
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Curiosity robot analyzes sand on Mars
American Curiosity self-propelled robot will sample Mars sand for analysis
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The surface of Mars is still inactive
In the 1890s, when Percival Lowell first saw Mars through a telescope, he discovered some noticeable features on the planet, namely: there were many grooves intersecting…
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Detailing the Moon's sand dunes Saturn
Scientists from the US and European aerospace agencies (NASA and ESA) announced on January 25 details of the giant sand dunes at Titan, the largest moon of Saturn, contr…
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Sand dunes on Titan are exactly the same on Earth
The sand dunes on the surface of Titan, Saturn's moon, are shaped like sand dunes, even very much like the deserts on Earth.
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Ice melts on Mars
Summer on Mars, similar to Earth, most of the planet's ice around the South Pole is melting in warm weather.
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The US abandoned the Mars probe
The US Aerospace Agency (NASA) announced yesterday that it will not attempt to contact Spirit's self-propelled probe on Mars, and said it may have
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Detecting traces of water on Mars
When trapped in a Martian sand, Spirit self-propelled vehicles suddenly discovered evidence that there was water ...
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NASA: Mars is flooded with glaciers
The US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said NASA's spacecraft called
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Goodbye Spirit
After more than 6 years Spirit rolled on the surface of the red planet, NASA officially said goodbye to this self-propelled device.
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Strange shapes on Mars
American spacecraft sends strange images on the red planet, including CO2 ice blocks, sand dunes, rocky cliffs and valleys.
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America rescues Mars probe
The US Aeronautics Agency (NASA) has been planning to rescue the autonomous ship on Mars, after it has sunk into the sand for more than half a year.
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New hypothesis about the red of Mars
A new hypothesis suggests that Mars is not always red and explains why the planet is so red.
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Detecting the vents on Mars
The image from a Mars-orbiting camera revealed the flow of CO2 sprayed at 100 miles per hour through the planet's southernmost ice. These circuits throw sand and dust up…