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Summing up the ‘water on Mars’ announcement
I wrote an explainer summing up (almost) all we know about the recent NASA announcement of finding water on Mars for the Mumbai Mirror. An excerpt: Some time in its past, a fifth of the Martian surface was thought to be … Continue reading
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NASA finds more signs of liquid water on Mars
NASA has announced that it has come one step closer to ascertaining the presence of liquid water on Mars, and released new evidence obtained by one of its orbiters that has renewed hopes for a direct discovery in the future. At a press … Continue reading
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Tagged Compact Reconnaissance Imaging Spectrometer for Mars, High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, perchlorates, planetary protection, recurring slope lineae, Vastitas Borealis
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