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Model Suggests Origins of Mars Gullies

University of Arkansas researchers have used chemistry and geology to create a model that may explain the mystery of how modern-day gullies form on the surface of Mars.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 09, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 4




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Curiosity rover will serve as terramechanics instrument in explortation of Martian soils

NASA has announced that Raymond E. Arvidson, PhD, the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor in Earth and Planetary Sciences in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, has been ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

NASA trapped Mars Rover finds evidence of subsurface water

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ground where NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit became stuck last year holds evidence that water, perhaps as snow melt, trickled into the subsurface fairly recently and on a continuing ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 28, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (21) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Mars Rover Yielding New Clues While Lodged in Martian Soil

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Mars rover Spirit, lodged in Martian soil that is causing traction trouble, is taking advantage of the situation by learning more about the Red Planet's environmental history.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 25, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (11) | comments 1

A young Mars most likely to support life, new mineral history shows

Mars started out relatively wet and temperate, underwent a major climate shift, and evolved into a cold, dry place strewn with acidic rock – less than ideal conditions for supporting life.

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created Apr 20, 2006 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (17) | comments 0

Tiny water purification packet helps save lives worldwide

Chemists have developed a powerful household water purification system that puts the cleansing power of an industrial water treatment plant into a container the size of a ketchup packet. The researchers have shown that the ...

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created Mar 29, 2006 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (28) | comments 0

Festoons And Ferric Sulfate Salts Keep Rovers Occupied

Good stuff is happening on both sides of the planet. At Meridiani, the main source of excitement continues to be the festoons. The low-light imaging we've been doing is great for bringing this stuff out, and we've come to ...

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created Jan 23, 2006 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0


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