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Curiosity Rover Spots Ancient Water Ripples on Mars, Hinting at a Past With Shallow, Ice-Free Lakes
The 3.7-billion-year-old formations in the planet's Gale Crater suggest the presence of long-gone bodies of liquid water, ...
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Curiosity Rover Discovers Pure Sulfur Crystals on Mars: A Breakthrough in Planetary Science
NASA's Curiosity rover has made a groundbreaking discovery on Mars by uncovering pure sulfur crystals within a broken rock.
Life on Mars? NASA rover finds breakthrough supporting the case.
Caltech scientists published a study using NASA Curiosity rover imagery showing the past existence of warm water on Mars.
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Curiosity Rover Uncovers 3.7-Billion-Year-Old Ripples That Suggest Mars Once Had Ice-Free Lakes
Ancient ripples suggest a warmer, wetter past for the Red Planet that supported open water on its surface.
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NASA exploring 2 options to lower costs, speed up Mars Sample Return mission
Option one would use the same "sky crane" landing system proven with NASA's Curiosity and Perseverance ... spacecraft would rely on a radioisotope thermoelectric generator, or RTG, instead of ...
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Micronuclear Batteries Could Be the Future of Micro-Scale Power
The Curiosity Rover—the first Martian ... of an upgraded version known as the Multi-Mission Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator. These batteries cost many millions of dollars, and power ...