Mars Once Had Salt Lakes Similar to Earth – “Key Ingredient of Microbial Life”
Texas A&M researchers found that Mars has undergone wet and dry periods and salt lakes formed similar to some found in South America. Mars once…
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Curiosity Reveals Clues About Past Water, Climate, and Habitability on Mars
Newly published research from Caltech describes ancient water flows and lakes on Mars, and what this might mean about the ancient climate. We have heard…
Mission Engineers Prepare for Curiosity’s Landing on Mars
Mission engineers continue to ready for the August Curiosity landing inside Gale Crater and the critical seven minute period when Curiosity must decelerate from about…
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Spacecraft Changes Trajectory
It took a three-hour series of thruster-engine firings for NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory spacecraft to pull off the maneuver to refine its flight path while…