Sub-Orbital Space Flights & Satellite Exploration
ANCHOR: A new discovery by NASA scientists shows that snow was vaporizing before reaching the Mars surface. The Mars Lander Phoenix helped the scientists discover water on this rocky planet. Lets take a look. STORY: Since touching down on Mars in late May the Phoenix lander has established that liquid water once flowed on the surface of the Red Planet. It now appears that snow falls there too. This image, recorded by the NASA explorer, detected snow, frost and cloud forming in the Martian atmosphere above the north pole. But the snow is vaporizing before it reaches the ground. NASA scientist Jim Whiteway said the mission was trying to find evidence that snow is actually landing on the surface – providing a tantalising clue that life may once have existed on Mars. [Jim Whiteway, NASA Lead Scientist]: “And we’re going to be watching very closely over the next month for evidence that the snow is actually landing on the surface. And this is a very important factor in the hydrological cycle on Mars, with the exchange of water between the surface and the atmosphere.” Time is short – the onset of the Martian winter will soon ‘kill-off’ the solar-powered lander. It’s already survived far longer than expected – but soon the sun will dip below the horizon until next April, consigning the craft to a dusty Martian grave.
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See an actual video of Water on Mars. Science at its best !
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These images will show you the truth about Mars unless you are a skeptic. The small humans have been crushed by the wheels of the Rover’s sent their for scientific study. JPL secrecy has resulted in the killing of small humans.
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MSNBC Space 2008-05-23 Mars landing preview NBC’s Jinah Kim previews this weekend’s landing of the “Phoenix” spacecraft near Mars’ north pole. *** Source msnbc.com
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More science news from Mars, robot world, and a tank full of body popping sharks…
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A new photo released by NASA/JPL/University of Arizona appears to show trees on Mars. See: www.space.com The original HiRISE website: hirise.lpl.arizona.edu “Usage Policy: All of the images produced by HiRISE and accessible on this site are within the public domain: there are no restrictions on their usage by anyone in the public, including news or science organizations. We do ask for a credit line where possible: Image: NASA/JPL/University of Arizona.”
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Mars is a cold desert planet with no liquid water on its surface. But in the Martian arctic, water ice lurks just below ground level. Discoveries made by the Mars Odyssey Orbiter in 2002 show large amounts of subsurface water ice in the northern arctic plain. The Phoenix lander targets this circumpolar region using a robotic arm to dig through the protective top soil layer to the water ice below and ultimately, to bring both soil and water ice to the lander platform for sophisticated scientific analysis. The complement of the Phoenix spacecraft and its scientific instruments are ideally suited to uncover clues to the geologic history and biological potential of the Martian arctic. Phoenix will be the first mission to return data from either polar region providing an important contribution to the overall Mars science strategy “Follow the Water” and will be instrumental in achieving the four science goals of nasa’s long-term Mars Exploration Program. –Determine whether Life ever arose on Mars –Characterize the Climate of Mars –Characterize the Geology of Mars –Prepare for Human Exploration The Phoenix Mission has two bold objectives to support these goals, which are to (1) study the history of water in the Martian arctic and (2) search for evidence of a habitable zone and assess the biological potential of the ice-soil boundary. Set to the music: She Blinded Me With Science
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[480p Video] This is a animation of the Mars Science Laboratory Rover.
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Emily Lakdawalla of The Planetary Society explains what the Phoenix lander has found so far, how well it’s working and how it is trying to find proof of water on Mars despite complications.
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ANCHOR: A new discovery by NASA scientists shows that snow was vaporizing before reaching the Mars surface. The Mars Lander Phoenix helped the scientists discover water on this rocky planet. Lets take a look. STORY: Since touching down on Mars in late May the Phoenix lander has established that liquid water once flowed on the surface of the Red Planet. It now appears that snow falls there too. This image, recorded by the NASA explorer, detected snow, frost and cloud forming in the Martian …
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