Mars 2.2.3

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New NASA Mars rovers dwarf 1997's
Sojourner wheeled Mars robot

New NASA Mars rovers dwarf 1997's
Sojourner wheeled Mars robot 01/01/2004 07:31 PM
Canadian Press via Canada.com Jan 1 2004 5:15PM ET

Mars Exploration Rover Spirit lands on
Mars

Mars Exploration Rover Spirit lands on
Mars 01/07/2004 02:00 PM
We landed on Mars. The Mars Exploration Rover Spirit has captured its first color image of Mars. It is the highest resolution picture ever taken of another planet. Fascinating.

Tonight: Robots on Mars, hunting for
life on Mars?

Tonight: Robots on Mars, hunting for
life on Mars? 01/03/2004 03:22 PM
Magic may happen this evening. The USA will attempt to safely land a scientific golf cart on Mars at about 8.30pm, California time:

Two NASA (news - web sites) Mars landers -- Spirit and Opportunity -- are speeding toward "sweet spot" touch down sites at different, but scientifically attractive locations on Earth's mysterious neighbor.

The opening act in this $820 million drama to place dual robot geologists on Mars is the landing of the Mars Exploration Rover (MER) dubbed Spirit tonight at about 8:35 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). The target: Gusev Crater -- a possible former lake in a giant impact crater on Mars. Primary among the mission's scientific goals is to search for and characterize a wide range of rocks and soils that hold clues to past water activity on Mars

Link to news story, Link to NASA Mars Rover home page. (Thanks, John!)

Mars Express Confirms Water on Mars

Mars Express Confirms Water on Mars 01/23/2004 02:20 PM

This mosaic image taken by the
navigation camera on the Mars
Exploration Rover Spirit shows a
panoramic view of the rover on the
surface of Mars

This mosaic image taken by the
navigation camera on the Mars
Exploration Rover Spirit shows a
panoramic view of the rover on the
surface of Mars 01/05/2004 04:57 AM
Mars postcard pictures .. Press release images .. Look, mars

marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/gallery/press/spirit/20040104a.html
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What to Eat on the Way to Mars

What to Eat on the Way to Mars 09/20/2004 06:45 AM
Think it's tough figuring out what to whip up for dinner? Try figuring out what to eat during a two-and-half-year trip to Mars and back. Food scientists have some solutions on the plate. By Karen Lurie.

Mars 2.2.5

Mars 2.2.5 02/13/2004 03:58 PM
A simple, extensible, services-oriented network status monitor.

Get Your Mars On

Get Your Mars On 01/16/2004 11:35 AM
The amazing Get Your War on toon-strip goes to Mars. Link (via Vertical Hold)

GPS on Mars?

GPS on Mars? 07/09/2004 01:11 PM

The Right Ear Is From Mars

The Right Ear Is From Mars 09/14/2004 03:46 AM
In a new study, scientists have found that the left and right ears process sound differently.

Sure, It May Look Like Mars

Sure, It May Look Like Mars 01/10/2004 10:10 PM
With the Mars rover sending back color postcards, the folks who believe the moon shot was a hoax are once again expressing doubts about the photos' authenticity.

Life on Mars? Could Be, But How Will
They Tell?

Life on Mars? Could Be, But How Will
They Tell? 03/28/2005 11:20 PM
The ingredients for life are present on Mars, but if life exists, how will we find it? One way may be Earth-based simulations.

Dons on Mars

Dons on Mars 01/09/2004 09:56 PM

Nova Spivack say Humans Should Intentionally Seed Life on Mars.  Great.  Next we'll see Save Mars Activists storming NASA.  Ahem.  Is it too late to donate my DNA?  What would a civilization be without at least one copy of me?

Mars Colours

Mars Colours 01/19/2004 11:47 AM
NASA is not altering Mars colours It's much less exciting than a conspiracy theory, admittedly.

Mars: Anybody home?

Mars: Anybody home? 01/22/2004 02:12 AM
I find it inspiring. KARL J. MOGEL is ecstatic, because the almighty Google has finally found his website at ktkgalaxy.net/forb/mind. ...

One-Way Ticket to Mars?

One-Way Ticket to Mars? 01/16/2004 01:02 PM
ahogue writes "Paul Davies, who has written several very accessible books on physics and cosmology, proposes an interesting way to get a manned mission to Mars ...

Macs On Mars

Macs On Mars 01/28/2004 12:28 PM

Be Careful What You Look for on Mars

Be Careful What You Look for on Mars 01/10/2004 10:10 PM
Even if just one Martian were to come to light during the exploration of Mars, its discovery would suggest that we are not alone in the universe.

To the Moon and on to Mars

To the Moon and on to Mars 01/18/2004 07:05 AM
I have been watching to see how public opinion would fall in President Bush's plan to return to the Moon...

What To Wear On Mars

What To Wear On Mars 05/23/2004 09:21 AM

One Year on Mars

One Year on Mars 12/31/2004 06:40 PM

To Mars, by Tortoise

To Mars, by Tortoise 12/30/2004 09:08 AM
Technology Review Dec 30 2004 1:22PM GMT

Mars Update

Mars Update 12/24/2004 12:46 PM

Great write up on what has been happening on Mars. [adot's notblog]

Moon, Mars and Beyond

Moon, Mars and Beyond 06/18/2004 05:06 AM
Moon, Mars and Beyond
http://www.moontomars.org/

The President's Commission on Moon, Mars and Beyond. This site gives the latest reports, data and current information on the President's Commission "Moon, Mars and Beyond". This has been added to Astronomy Resources Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

Silence From Mars

Silence From Mars 12/26/2003 12:25 PM
CBS News Dec 26 2003 10:11AM ET

Exploring Mars

Exploring Mars 01/10/2004 08:27 AM
Exploring Mars

NASA: Mars Exploration Rover Mission
http://marsrovers.na sa.gov/home/index.html
NASA Land Rover a Success on Mars
http://www.npr.org/display_pages/features/feature_1580717.html
Mars Photos Tempt Scientists With Vast Areas for Exploration
http://ww w.nytimes.com/2004/01/08/science/08MARS.html
Geology of Mars
http://www.lukew.com/marsgeo/
Denver Museum of Nature and Science: Water and Life on Mars?
http://www.dmns.org/mars/
Discoveryschool.com: Destination Mars
http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/destinat ionmars/index.html
BBCi Space: Mars Guide
http:// www.bbc.co.uk/science/space/portals/beagle.shtml

NASA has blasted into the new year by not only landing a robotic vehicle (the Rover Spirit) on the surface of Mars, but also by transmitting the best photographs ever captured of the red planet. With that, Spirit is now preparing to meander about the surface of Mars and collect specimens of rock and soil -- the return of which is anxiously awaited by scientists worldwide. Spirit landed and made its first transmissions to earth earlier this week. And, as was planned by NASA researchers, Sprit had landed almost directly in what looks to be an impact crater, now nicknamed Sleepy Hollow. Researchers are excited to explore that area and the many other craters and rock debris located there. While the planet appears to be quite desolate, Spirit will soon be joined by its twin, Opportunity. Opportunity is expected to land next week on another part of the planet before beginning its own exploration.

The first site takes visitors to NASA's official Mars exploration site. Located here is all sorts of information on the mission's purpose, a timeline of events, updated photographs sent by Spirit, press releases, and resources for teachers and students. The two news sites offer reviews of the mission. The first is a detailed site from NPR.org and provides visitors with several stories that have been dedicated to the mission. The second of these is a review of the photos of Mars sent from Spirit. The fourth site is dedicated to the geology of Mars. This site, from Albert T. Hsui at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, is a great reference for delving into the details of Mars geology (as was known pre-January 2004). The next site is from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and provides a great description of the search for water (or the past presence of it) on Mars. Discoveryschool.com offers the next site which provides a great collection of teaching resources for educators wishing to bring Mars into the their classrooms. The final site, from BBCi, totes itself as containing "everything you need to know about Mars exploration." And, it lives up to its claim pretty well. This site offers a different perspective from the NASA mission by offering a look into the European Space Agency's Express Mission and the subsequent landing of the ESA version of the Spirit and Opportunity, the Beagle II. [From The Scout Report, Copyright Internet Scout Project 1994-2003. http://scout.wisc.edu/]

But Is It Licensed for Mars?

But Is It Licensed for Mars? 01/17/2004 11:07 PM
Tropos's equipment tested by NASA as an idea for manned Mars missions: Next thing you know, there will be a Mars Communications Commission (MCC) insisting that a single newspaper and television station could provide all the news on the Red Planet. Mesh wireless equipment makes sense for the terrain and goals of the mission. Will the low pressures affect signal transmission? And then there's hardening against radiation and temperature. I guess we have 20 to 40 years to figure it all out....

"F58 mars 2 2005 "

"F58 mars 2 2005 " 04/12/2005 11:09 AM

"er is water op Mars!"

"er is water op Mars!" 04/02/2005 03:23 PM

The Mars Bunny

The Mars Bunny 03/06/2004 01:48 AM
NASA and the Mars Bunny. I first heard about it from our own kokogiak. Then the conspiracy theorists: "They're destroying the evidence!" But now NASA has come out to tell us, "It's probably just airbag material."

mobl0g from Mars

mobl0g from Mars 01/06/2004 01:01 PM
Oh, this is too freakin' cool. NASA has a moblog from Spirit! (thanks to bOINGbOING for the link)

Mars was once habitable

Mars was once habitable 03/06/2004 01:53 AM
Mars exploration rovers briefings...

Mars with Maestro

Mars with Maestro 01/04/2004 09:36 AM
Mars with Maestro
http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/01/03/1733231
http://mars.telascience.org

The Maestro Team writes "NASA has released Maestro, a public version of the primary software tool used by scientists to operate the Mars Exploration Rovers from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Anyone can download Maestro for free from mars.telascience.organd use it to follow along with the rovers' progress during the mission. You can use Maestro to view pictures from Mars in 2D and 3D and create simplified rover activity plans. During the mission, updates will be released for Maestro containing the latest images from Mars."

Update on Mars

Update on Mars 01/24/2004 05:04 PM
Update on NASA's twin Mars rovers and ESA's Mars Express orbiter.

Meanwhile, back on Mars

Meanwhile, back on Mars 09/07/2004 09:48 PM

I must admit I was shocked to find out today the the Mars rovers are still quietly going about their business on the red planet. They're still plugging along climbing through craters and scratching rocks. The Spirit rover has travelled over two miles since it landed. The folks at JPL are starting to sound like proud parents in their weekly status reports.

Sol 225 was truly a mega-activity sol. Spirit awoke at 11:20 a.m., Gusev local solar time and stayed awake well past the afternoon communication session with NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter without taking a nap. Spirit hasn't done that in a long time.

I have a strange feeling that if the Martian winter causes the rovers to hibernate that they'll wake up ready to go again next spring. Nice work NASA. Truly something to be proud of.

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first images from Mars

first images from Mars 01/05/2004 06:08 AM
images are rolling in .. exploration

space.com/missionlaunches/spirit_images_040104.html
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Mars Needs Women

Mars Needs Women 03/15/2003 11:29 PM
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Water ‘flows’ on Mars Water found on Mars. Spiffy. [Ok, first person to name the place the title comes from wins … ok, nothing, but you win. Erik, you can’t play; too easy. =p]...

Mars attacks!

Mars attacks! 03/29/2005 11:48 AM
Stop rewinding your "Buffy" tapes. "Veronica Mars" gives us an unflappable girl heroine, complex characters and a darkly realistic vision of high school -- and no wooden stakes.

Green Mars

Green Mars 01/23/2004 08:45 PM
More Mars Express images. The German space agency (DLR) has the biggest and fastest loading set of Mars Express images I've seen so far. Among them is one which apparently was not part of the press kit (it hasn't been in any MEX-related report), and is not on the official ESA site: This one. It shows the Spirit rover landing site in Gusev crater -- and the area is covered with a green substance. Olivine or salt, perhaps. It should be highly interesting to get spectral readings. [Note: These images are, to my knowledge, near true color like all other MEX/HRSC photos.]
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