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Want to own a huge chunk of Mars? It'll likely cost you up to $4 million
A 54-pound meteorite from Mars is expected to fetch up to $4 million when it goes up for auction later this month at ...
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The first close-up images of Mars still elicit wonder, 60 years after they were captured
Mariner 4, built by JPL in Pasadena, took the images on July 14, 1965. One of the mission's leaders reflects on decades of ...
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Mars Seen Up Close in Stunning World First 60 Years Ago Today
As it flew by Mars, the spacecraft's onboard camera snapped 22 pictures of the planet's surface, sending them back home to ...
Things on Mars that look like they shouldn't be there
The more scientists study the Red Planet, the more they find unusual objects and patterns scattered across Mars' surface. As ...
Exxon to halt Mars crude purchases until zinc contamination fixed, sources say
Oil major Exxon Mobil told its trading counterparts that it will not buy the Mars crude oil grade until a zinc contamination ...
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Mars ‘Water’ Streaks Could Just Be Dust
Dark “slope streaks,” likely resulting from dust avalanches, stretch across an area of Mars called Acheron Fossae in this ...
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Ancient river systems suggest that Mars was much wetter than previously believed
A new map shows hidden Martian rivers stretching thousands of miles, offering fresh evidence of a warm, wet ancient Mars.
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A dead Mars may have been inevitable – and the Sun is to blame
New discoveries by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover may not only explain why the Red Planet is a dry, lifeless desert, but that it ...