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NASAs next Mars rover will hunt for fossils and other signs of life with a microscope
2013-07-10 13:57:45| Extremetech
NASA has unveiled the science goals for Curiosity's successor, the 2020 Mars rover. Whereas Curiosity is capable of analyzing Mars' past habitability, the 2020 Mars rover will look for actual signs of life with an on-board microscope that can pick out fossils and other telltale indicators (biosignatures) that microbial life once existed on Mars. Whereas Curiosity is capable of analyzing Mars' past habitability, the 2020 Mars rover will look for actual signs of life with an on-board microscope that can pick out fossils and other telltale indicators (biosignatures) that microbial life once existed on Mars.
Mars rover Curiosity has set off on an epic journey to Mount Sharp
2013-07-09 18:32:18| Extremetech
Curiosity is on the move. The plucky Mars rover is on its way to a nearby mountain to look backwards in time.
Mars rover Curiosity captures 1.3-gigapixel panorama of the Red Planet
2013-06-27 19:59:54| Extremetech
NASA has produced a 1.3-billion-pixel, 360-degree photo of the surface of Mars, as seen by Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) Curiosity. There's a flat, panoramic version of the image (seen above and embedded below), or, my personal favorite, a cylindrical view (embedded below). The photo clearly shows such Martian celebrities as John Klein (the first drilling of an extraplanetary rock), Yellowknife Bay, and the Bird-Shaped Rock (a favorite of the conspiracy theorists).
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Mars Curiosity Rover gets second life as Lego model
2013-06-18 16:11:54| CNET News.com
An official Lego jury gives the green light to produce the brick version of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover. [Read more]
Mars rover confirms dangers of space radiation
2013-05-31 00:06:40| CNET News.com
Future manned missions to Mars will need internal shielding and advanced propulsion systems to shorten transit times, minimizing exposure to space radiation, scientists say. [Read more]
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