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First reported May 18 2013 - Updated 5 hours ago - 1 reports

Mars rover Opportunity examining rock changed by water

Washington, May 18 (ANI): NASA’s senior Mars rover Opportunity is investigating a rock intensely altered by water.The fractured rock, called "Esperance," provides evidence about a wet ancient environment possibly favorable for life.The mission’s principal ... [Published TruthDive - May 18 2013]

Entities: Esperance (Washington, United States), NASA, Steve Squyres, Mineral, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 2 reports

University of Arizona

Mars bombarded by more than 200 space rocks per year

Using images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) scientists have estimated that the planet Mars is bombarded by more than 200 space rocks – small asteroids or bits of comets – per year that form craters at least 12.8 feet (3.9 meters) across. ... [Published EarthSky - May 17 2013]

Entities: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, University of Arizona, NASA, Planetoid

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 7 reports

NASA

Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Finds Evidence Of...

Scientists believe Mars may be rocked by more than 200 small asteroids or bits of comets per year.Researchers using images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter identified 248 new impact sites on parts of the Martian surface in the past decade. Their ... [Published Red Orbit - May 16 2013]

Entities: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA, Planetoid

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

National Reconnaissance Office

Spy Satellite to Head to Mars?

A spy satellite donated to NASA by the National Reconnaissance Office may be headed to Mars to study the red planet and its two moons. The space telescope is similar in size and appearance to the Hubble telescope, which was put into Earth orbit in 19 ... [Published ITechPost - May 16 2013]

Entities: NASA, National Reconnaissance Office, Hubble Space Telescope

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 1 reports

Jet Propulsion Laboratory

UA Mars Camera Reveals Hundreds of Impacts Each Year

Taking before and after pictures of Martian terrain, researchers of the UA-led HiRISE imaging experiment have identified almost 250 fresh impact craters on the Red Planet. The results suggest Mars gets pummeled by space rocks less frequently than previously ... [Published University of Arizona - May 15 2013]

Entities: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 3 reports

Weirdest Mars Craters Spotted by HiRISE: Photos

The Martian surface is peppered with impact craters of all shapes, sizes and ages. However, many of the craters are just plain weird.But just how 'weird' is weird?Curious, Discovery News asked the High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) team ... [Published Discovery Health - May 07 2013]

Entities: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Top Secret, Short Ton, NASA

First reported May 07 2013 - Updated May 07 2013 - 1 reports

Winds Form Mysterious Mars Mountain: Study

A new report supported a fact that Mount Sharp, which is 3.5 mile high mound at the centre of Gale Crater, was a result of Martial winds rather than water. The report was published in journal Geology.Researchers from Princeton University and California ... [Published French Tribune - May 07 2013]

Entities: Gale Crater, Kevin Lewis, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

First reported May 03 2013 - Updated May 03 2013 - 2 reports

NASA's Mars Curiosity rover sends pictures after communications gap

NASA's Curiosity rover is back in business after a weeks-long communication gap caused by solar interference. The proof comes in the form of pictures transmitted back to Earth on Thursday from the 1-ton machine's vantage point at Yellowknife Bay on M ... [Published NBCNews.com - May 03 2013]

Entities: NASA, Yellowknife (Canada), Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Opportunity Rover, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 02 2013 - 3 reports

NASA Reestablishes Contact with Mars Fleet After Weeks-Long Blackout

NASA has reestablished contact with the two rovers and the two orbiters it has on and around Mars. Because of a solar conjunction, two-way communications were blocked for a period in April.During that time, the ground teams had no way of checking up on ... [Published Softpedia - May 02 2013]

Entities: NASA, Mars Exploration Rover, Mars Express

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 3 reports

Mars Rover 'Draws' Penis On Red Planet

Jim Owen -- 04/30/2013 --Jim Owen, Mars Rover, Red Planet, Penis50%NASA's high-tech Curiosity rover may be getting a little cheeky over there on Mars.In a photo of Curiosity's track patterns, published on the robotics section of NASA's Jet Propulsion ... [Published KSLX-FM 100.7 - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Penis, Jim Owen, NASA

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 1 reports

NASA Mars Orbiter Images May Show 1971 Soviet Lander

Hardware from a spacecraft that the Soviet Union landed on Mars in 1971 might appear in images from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.While following news about Mars and NASA's Curiosity rover, Russian citizen enthusiasts found four features in a five-year-old ... [Published SpaceRef - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Mars 3, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, NASA, Vitali Egorov

First reported Apr 24 2013 - Updated Apr 25 2013 - 2 reports

LOOK: Mars Rover 'Draws' Very Naughty Image

NASA's high-tech Curiosity rover may be getting a little cheeky over there on Mars.In a photo of Curiosity's track patterns, published on the robotics section of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory site, the on the Red Planet's dusty surface.The rover's ... [Published Huffington Post - Apr 24 2013]

Entities: NASA, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Space.com, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Robotics

Quotes

...we intend to reach an area of 15 degrees northerly tilt before Opportunity's sixth Martian winter," said JPL's Scott Lever, mission manager. "Solander Point gives us that tilt and may allow us to move around quite aa bit for winter science observations."

Mars rover Opportunity examines clay clues in rock [Published PhysOrg.com - May 18 2013]

"The information helps forest managers have more confidence in their decisions on what and where to plant. It allows them to more accurately assess the climactic risk" said Gray, a co-author on the study

Maps developed to help forest industry outwit climate change [Published Brightsurf Science News - May 16 2013]

About the capabilities of the mission, McEwan said, "When pointed at Mars, [this telescope] can significantly advance our understanding of the past and present habitability of Mars."

Spy Satellite to Head to Mars? [Published ITechPost - May 16 2013]

"It reminds you Mars is an active planet, and we can study processes that are happening today."

Mars bombarded by over 200 space rocks per year: NASA [Published Taaza.com - May 16 2013]

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Mars rover Opportunity examines rock altered by... [Published Hindu Business Line - 5 hours ago]
Mars Opportunity Rover Examines Rock With... [Published Red Orbit - May 18 2013]
Mars rover Opportunity examines clay clues in rock [Published PhysOrg.com - May 18 2013]
Mars rover Opportunity examining rock changed b... [Published TruthDive - May 18 2013]
Mars bombarded by more than 200 space rocks per... [Published EarthSky - May 17 2013]
Over 200 asteroids strike Mars each year (the p... [Published CIO IT-Strategie für Manager - May 17 2013]
Maps developed to help forest industry outwit c... [Published Brightsurf Science News - May 16 2013]
Spy Satellite to Head to Mars? [Published ITechPost - May 16 2013]
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Finds Evidence Of... [Published Red Orbit - May 16 2013]
NASA estimates over 200 asteroid impacts on Mar... [Published SlashGear - May 16 2013]
NASA estimates over 200 asteroid impacts on Mar... [Published SlashGear - May 16 2013]
Mars bombarded by over 200 space rocks per year... [Published Taaza.com - May 16 2013]
NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts on Mars [Published ASDNews.com: Be the first to know - May 16 2013]
Mars Colony: Asteroid Threat [Published FuturePundit - May 16 2013]
Hundreds of impacts every year still forming Ma... [Published UPI - May 16 2013]
Mars bombarded by over 200 space rocks per year... [Published CHINAdaily - May 15 2013]
UA Mars Camera Reveals Hundreds of Impacts Each... [Published University of Arizona - May 15 2013]
Mars Gets Bombarded by 200 Small Asteroids and ... [Published Universe Today - May 15 2013]
NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars [Published Auto & Transportation - May 15 2013]
Scientists see evidence of deep lakes on Mars [Published NBCNews.com - May 10 2013]
LOOK: Mars Like You've Never Seen Before [Published Huffington Post - May 10 2013]
Canadians Eager For Mars 'Suicide Mission' [Published Huffington Post Canada - May 10 2013]
Martian Snowstorms Can Be Forecast Weeks Before... [Published Red Orbit - May 09 2013]
Study: Mars mountain was shaped by wind, not water [Published Wired.co.uk - May 08 2013]
How Many People Have Applied For A One-Way Tick... [Published Huffington Post UK - May 08 2013]
and now for the weather on Mars [Published innovations report - May 08 2013]
Mysterious Mars mountain may be result of wind ... [Published Tehran Times - May 07 2013]
Weirdest Mars Craters Spotted by HiRISE: Photos [Published Discovery Health - May 07 2013]
Weird Geological Features Spied On Mars [Published Slashdot - May 07 2013]
Weird Geological Features Spied on Mars [Published Discovery Health - May 07 2013]

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Mars bombarded by more than 200 space rocks per... [Published EarthSky - May 17 2013] Using images from NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) scientists have estimated that the planet Mars is bombarded by more than 200 space rocks – small asteroids or bits of comets – per year that form craters at least 12.8 feet (3.9 meters) across. ...
NASA estimates over 200 asteroid impacts on Mar... [Published SlashGear - May 16 2013] NASA has been studying all aspects of Mars using various spacecraft and rovers on the planet surface for a number of years. One of the most important scientific instruments orbiting Mars is NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Recently, NASA has been ...
NASA estimates over 200 asteroid impacts on Mar... [Published SlashGear - May 16 2013] NASA has been studying all aspects of Mars using various spacecraft and rovers on the planet surface for a number of years. One of the most important scientific instruments orbiting Mars is NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Recently, NASA has been using ...
Mars Colony: Asteroid Threat [Published FuturePundit - May 16 2013] No atmosphere to burn up the asteroids. A couple hundred per year. Recent images from NASAs Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggest that Mars is bombarded with hundreds of cosmic impacts a year, forming craters that measure up at an average size of 12.8 ...
New analysis suggests wind, not water, formed m... [Published EarthSky - May 06 2013] A roughly 3.5-mile high Martian mound that scientists suspect preserves evidence of a massive lake might actually have formed as a result of the Red Planet’s famously dusty atmosphere, an analysis of the mound’s features suggests. If correct, the research ...

Press Releases

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NASA Probe Counts Space Rock Impacts On Mars [Published Auto & Transportation - May 15 2013]
‘Deep’ probe into ancient life on Mars sets tim... [Published CisionWire - English - Apr 29 2013]
NASA Mission Helps Craft 3-D Image Of Buried Ma... [Published Auto & Transportation - Mar 07 2013]