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Spirit Surpasses '70s Superstar
This color image shows a plateau above high cliff walls spewing aprons of debris into a basin.
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Features
Read the release 'Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Status' Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Mission Status
Diagnostic tests and months of stable, successful operation have resolved concerns raised early this year about long-term prospects for the powerful telescopic camera. >>
Read the release 'NASA's Mars-Bound Phoenix Adjusts Course Successfully' NASA's Mars-Bound Phoenix Adjusts Course Successfully
Phoenix Mars Lander today accomplished the first and largest of six course corrections planned during the spacecraft's flight from Earth to Mars. >>
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Read the release 'Martian Skies Brighten Slightly' Martian Skies Brighten Slightly
Slight clearing of still-dusty Martian skies has improved the energy situation for both Spirit and Opportunity, allowing controllers to increase the rovers' science observations. >>
Read the release 'NASA Spacecraft Heads for Polar Region on Mars' NASA Spacecraft Heads for Polar Region on Mars
NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission blasted off Saturday, aiming for a May 25, 2008, arrival at the Red Planet. >>
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Read the release 'Next Departure for Mars Stands Ready to Fly' Next Departure for Mars Stands Ready to Fly
A NASA robotic explorer equipped to dig up and analyze icy soil on Mars sits atop a 13-story tall stack of rocket engines prepared for liftoff. >>
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Read the release 'Mars Dust Storm Update' Mars Dust Storm Update
Rover engineers are growing increasingly concerned about the temperature of vital electronics on NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity while the rover stays nearly inactive due to a series of dust storms that has lasted for more than a month. >>
Read the release 'NASA Postpones Phoenix Launch' NASA Postpones Phoenix Launch
Friday's launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket has been postponed 24 hours. >>
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Multimedia
Watch the video 'The Challenges of Getting to Mars Phoenix Mars Lander: Transport for Launch'
The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Phoenix Mars Lander
Watch the Flight Director's Update
Flight Director's Update
May 24: The Spirit rover found soil deposits on Mars that were formed by processes that require the presence of water.
 
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Recent Images
Mars Odyssey Image for
August 28, 2007:
Noctis Labyrinthus
Noctis Labyrinthus
High-res at ASU THEMIS site
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (HiRISE) Image
Aug 28, 2007:
Exposed layers in central Valles Marineris
Exposed layers in central Valles Marineris
High-res at the UA HiRISE site.
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (CRISM) Image
June 11, 2007:
CRISM Mulitspectral Map of Eastern Candor Chasma
CRISM Mulitspectral Map of Eastern Candor Chasma
High-res at the JHU APL CRISM site
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