#nasamars — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #nasamars, aggregated by home.social.
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Since leaving Earth 18 years ago today, @nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has reshaped our understanding of the Red Planet and captured stunning imagery from above. See more highlights from this veteran explorer: http://go.nasa.gov/47pY8rf
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Learn more about how @nasa engineers test a prototype Mars lander: http://go.nasa.gov/3saK98q
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As @NASAPersevere collects rock samples for #MarsSampleReturn, engineers are testing designs for the Sample Retrieval Lander. Planting different footpads on a Mars-like surface helps find the right size – key for giving the return rocket a sturdy platform to launch from. 🚀
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Were there multiple points in history where microscopic life could have been at Mars’ Jezero Crater? @NASAPersevere is carrying a core sample from a rock that may record a story of the ancient lake’s watery past. #MarsSampleReturn could bring samples to Earth for closer study.
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Check out this patchwork of well-preserved mud cracks that @MarsCuriosity found. They show a history of wet-dry cycles on early Mars, which scientists think could have provided conditions for microscopic life to form. Latest findings: http://go.nasa.gov/3QtgykZ
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Mars is spinning faster! 🌀 Before it retired last December, @NASAInSight sent back radio science data that’s providing new details about how fast Mars rotates and how much it wobbles. See what the latest findings mean: http://go.nasa.gov/47jcx8x
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Happy 11th Landiversary, @MarsCuriosity! #OTD the rover survived its wild ride down to a safe landing on Mars. This mountaineering adventurer continues to explore and is facing its toughest climb yet. Catch up on Curiosity’s journey: http://go.nasa.gov/3KpQrr8
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What’s so special about the samples @NASAPersevere is collecting on Mars? Mission scientists are excited about samples 14 and 15, which came from a sedimentary rock. A similar rock on Earth could easily have signs of ancient life in it. Could that be true on Mars?
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DYK? Four of @NASAPersevere’s Martian rock samples – “Swift Run,” “Skyland,” “Bearwallow,” and “Hazeltop” – all have names based on @ShenandoahNPS. Learn how NASA teams give names to features on Mars: http://go.nasa.gov/3Ncv6C0
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.@NASAPersevere collected its first pair of sedimentary rock samples from a site on Mars that scientists have had their eyes on for a long time. See why experts are excited to study samples like “Swift Run” and “Skyland” as part of #MarsSampleReturn:
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Billions of years ago, a river coursed through the area where @NASAPersevere is now. The rocks it brought in hold stories not only of where they came from, but how they got there. What could they reveal about possible ancient life on Mars? Read more: http://go.nasa.gov/3K5IXJA
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Spot the “polar bear!” One rock that @NASAPersevere drilled while #SamplingMars had an odd-shaped crystal inside – a mineral that on Earth is good for preserving signs of ancient life. See why one of this rock’s samples could be fascinating to bring to Earth by #MarsSampleReturn.
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Spot the “polar bear!” One rock that @NASAPersevere drilled while #SamplingMars had an odd-shaped crystal inside – a mineral that on Earth is good for preserving signs of ancient life. See why one of this rock’s samples could be fascinating to bring to Earth by #MarsSampleReturn.
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Spot the “polar bear!” One rock that @NASAPersevere drilled while #SamplingMars had an odd-shaped crystal inside – a mineral that on Earth is good for preserving signs of ancient life. See why one of this rock’s samples could be fascinating to bring to Earth by #MarsSampleReturn.
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Spot the “polar bear!” One rock that @NASAPersevere drilled while #SamplingMars had an odd-shaped crystal inside – a mineral that on Earth is good for preserving signs of ancient life. See why one of this rock’s samples could be fascinating to bring to Earth by #MarsSampleReturn.
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Otherworldly (literally!) ✨
Two new ultraviolet views from NASA’s @MAVEN2Mars orbiter help show the movement of water vapor and ozone at Mars. MAVEN’s studies help reveal the planet’s climate history and potential for supporting past life.
Read more: http://go.nasa.gov/42Zm4OM
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Capturing its first rock samples was a big deal for @NASAPersevere – an accomplishment fit for a selfie!
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Back in 2021, @NASAPersevere had been scouting for a few months before finding the rock that would provide the first core samples collected on Mars. Learn what these samples could provide that scientists have never had before:
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.@NASAPersevere has grabbed its 20th sample on the Red Planet. Learn more about the rover's unique Martian rock collection: http://mars.nasa.gov/mars-rock-samples
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Is your name on the surface of Mars aboard @NASAPersevere, @MarsCuriosity, or @NASAInSight? Now you have the chance to #SendYourName even deeper into space, this time with @EuropaClipper as it travels 1.8 billion miles to Jupiter!
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Meet another of the Mars samples that could be brought to Earth by #MarsSampleReturn. Hear from one of @NASAPersevere’s scientists about “Roubion,” the planned rock core that turned out to be something else entirely!
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This sample is waiting on Mars for possible pickup. See how #MarsSampleReturn could bring samples to Earth for detailed study:
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The best selfies come from the planet inhabited by robots. #NationalSelfieDay
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Was there ever life on Mars? 🔴
The samples @NASAPersevere is collecting as part of the #MarsSampleReturn campaign could hold the answer. See why one NASA scientist is especially excited about the samples taken from “Wildcat Ridge.”
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Learn more about each sample in @NASAPersevere’s unique collection: http://mars.nasa.gov/mars-rock-samples
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Nothing like getting a postcard from a good friend. And there’s no-bot-y quite like @MarsCuriosity. Check out this new, stylized view from Curiosity’s perch on the slopes of Mt. Sharp. 📸
How it was made: http://go.nasa.gov/3Nt3hqo
Best of Curiosity pics: http://go.nasa.gov/3N6ORef
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Yogi? Bonanza King? Hogwallow Flats?
How do rocks and other features studied by our Mars rovers like @MarsCuriosity and @NASAPersevere get their sometimes unusual names? One of our mission team members explains:
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Calling all explorers in #Albuquerque! You may know that @NASAPersevere and the #MarsHelicopter are on display at @NMMNHS – but did you know that @nasa experts will be there Friday, May 5 to answer all your nerdiest space questions? See you there! 🚀 Info: http://bit.ly/3pcHlGo
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How can you see what can’t be seen? By listening.
@NASAInSight spent four years listening closely to Mars with its super-sensitive seismometer, and a new study of two “marsquakes” is giving the clearest look yet at the Red Planet’s core. Read more: http://go.nasa.gov/3L3XYeS
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NASA has selected 10 researchers to join the science team of @JAXA_en's Martian Moons eXploration (MMX) mission as NASA-supported participating scientists. The MMX mission, launching in 2024, will explore both Martian moons and return a sample from Phobos. https://go.nasa.gov/43H5GEd
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Designed as a technology demonstration that would fly five times, NASA’s Ingenuity #MarsHelicopter has completed its 50th flight – and lately it's been negotiating some of the most hazardous terrain it’s encountered on the Red Planet. https://go.nasa.gov/4130o46
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Happy #RedPlanetDay! If you have clear skies, watch for bright Mars rising in the east after sunset.
Left: Earth in the evening sky of Mars, as seen by @MarsCuriosity. Right: Mars rising over Salt Lake City.
