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Read the update 'The Politics of Landing'

The Politics of Landing
Electing where to send a rover on the diverse landscape of Mars is no easy task. With a lot at stake, two sides of the Mars team--scientists and engineers--have been lobbying for the best candidate landing site.
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Read the release 'NASA Orbiter Reveals Rock Fracture Plumbing On Mars' NASA Space Craft Detects Buried Glaciers on Mars
NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed vast Martian glaciers of water ice under protective blankets of rocky debris at much lower latitudes than any ice previously identified on the Red Planet. >>
Read the release 'Site List Narrows For NASA's Next Mars Landing'' Site List Narrows For NASA's Next Mars Landing
PASADENA, Calif. -- Four intriguing places on Mars have risen to the final round as NASA selects a landing site for its next Mars mission, the Mars Science Laboratory. >>
Read the update'Mars Phoenix Lander Finishes Successful Work on Red Planet' Phoenix Mars Lander Team Wins Innovation Award
The University of Arizona has received an Arizona Governor's Innovator of the Year Award for leading NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander mission. >>
Read the release 'NASA Invites Students to Name New Mars Rover'' NASA Invites Students to Name New Mars Rover
WASHINGTON -- NASA is looking for the right stuff, or in this case, the right name for the next Mars rover. >>
Go to the Name The Rover site >>
Read the release 'Gamma-Ray Evidence Suggests Ancient Mars Had Oceans' Gamma-Ray Evidence Suggests Ancient Mars Had Oceans
An international team of scientists who analyzed data from the Gamma Ray Spectrometer onboard NASA's Mars Odyssey reports new evidence for the controversial idea that oceans once covered about a third of ancient Mars. >>
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Read the update 'Mars Rover Team Sets Low-Power Plan for NASA's Spirit' Mars Rover Team Sets Low-Power Plan for NASA's Spirit
Mission controllers have laid out plans for NASA's Mars Rover Spirit to conserve its modest energy during the next few weeks. >>
Read the update 'Controllers Cheer as Data Arrive from NASA's Spirit Rover' Controllers Cheer as Data Arrive from NASA's Spirit Rover
Spirit communicated via the Mars Odyssey orbiter today right at the time when ground controllers had told it to, prompting cheers among the rover team at JPL. >>
Read the update 'NASA Mars Lander Receives Award From Magazine' NASA Mars Lander Receives Award From Magazine
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has won recognition from Popular Science magazine as an innovation worthy of the publication's "Best of What's New" Grand Award in the aviation and space category. >>
Read the update 'Mars Rover Spirit Remains Quiet as Dust Storm Weakens' Mars Rover Spirit Remains Quiet as Dust Storm Weakens
A dust storm that has reduced power to NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit is clearing, but the Spirit's status remains unknown on Wednesday. >>
Read the update 'Dust Storm Cuts Energy Supply of NASA Mars Rover Spirit' Dust Storm Cuts Energy Supply of NASA Mars Rover Spirit
A dust storm on Mars has cut into the amount of sunlight reaching the solar array on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit, leaving the rover in a vulnerable state. >>
Read the update'Mars Phoenix Lander Finishes Successful Work on Red Planet' Mars Phoenix Lander Finishes Successful Work on Red Planet
Phoenix has ceased communications after operating for more than five months. As anticipated, seasonal decline in sunshine is not providing enough sunlight to power Phoenix. >>
Read the update'NASA Hearing Daily From Weak Phoenix Mars Lander' NASA Hearing Daily From Weak Phoenix Mars Lander
Phoenix has communicated with controllers daily since Oct. 30 through relays to Mars orbiters. Information received over the weekend indicates Phoenix is running out of power each afternoon or evening but reawakening after its solar arrays catch morning sunlight. >>
Read the update'Recovery Efforts Continue with NASA Mars Lander' Recovery Efforts Continue with NASA Mars Lander
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander communicated with an orbiter Thursday. Engineers continue assessing the lander's status and steps needed for returning to science activities. >>
Read the Phoenix Mission Status Report Phoenix Mission Status Report
NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander entered safe mode late yesterday in response to a low-power fault brought on by deteriorating weather conditions. >>
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Multimedia
Watch the Phoenix  - A Tribute video
Phoenix - A Tribute
Watch the Phoenix video
Phoenix
Watch the MSL Overview video
Mars Science Laboratory Overview
Read the release 'Ice Clouds in Martian Arctic (Accelerated Movie)'
Ice Clouds in Martian Arctic (Accelerated Movie)
Listen to Phoenix Descend
Listen to Phoenix Descend
Watch the video 'Phoenix Landing - Nerves and Joy'
Phoenix Landing - Nerves and Joy
Watch the video 'Mars Landing Challenge -- Big Science Ahead'
Mars Landing Challenge -- Big Science Ahead
Watch the video 'Guided Tour of Mars Landing'
Guided Tour of Mars Landing
Watch the Flight Director's Update
Flight Director's Update
Oct 31:  After surviving a long, cold winter on Mars, both Spirit and Opportunity are on the move again, heading for intriguing science features.
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Recent Images
Mars Odyssey Image for
November 10, 2008:
Wind Erosion
Wind Erosion
High-res at ASU THEMIS site
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (HiRISE) Image
November 25, 2008:
Dunes in Abalos Undae
Dunes in Abalos Undae
High-res at the UA HiRISE site.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (CRISM) Image
June 30, 2008:
Olivine, Phyllosilicates, and Ancient Crater Rims
Olivine, Phyllosilicates, and Ancient Crater Rims
High-res at the JHU APL CRISM site
Mars Weather Report
November 10-16, 2008:
View Martian Weather Report
at the MSSS MARCI site
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